# Gawan Khap Village, Sherghati, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Sherghati, Gaya 

# Gawan Khap

Gawan Khap is a village in Sherghati sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,912 people in 291 households**, the 24th largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.9%.

- 1,912people (2011)
- 291households
- 55.5%literacy
- 953females per 1,000 males

## Gawan Khap PIN code and other codes

Gawan Khap falls in Sherghati sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBela
- Community development blockSherghati
- Census village code256309

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Gawan Khap from nearby towns?

- Sherghati (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)57 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town)11 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Gawan Khap?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Gawan Khap; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sherghati
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gaya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 3 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Gawan Khap known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 26% of the 210 hectares of village land is sown, and 53 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Gawan Khap

Of every 100 households in Gawan Khap in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gawan Khap · ■ Sherghati rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**95%

Use banking services ****30%**

**42%

Television ****0%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**35%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Gawan Khap?

■ Gawan Khap · ■ Sherghati rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.5%**

**59.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****980**

**997

Working population ****49.1%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.5% for men and 47.0% for women. 56% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 74 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 213 (23%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 50 (5%) · **■** Marginal 596 (63%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Sherghati

- Ghuji2,047 people
- Sondiha1,977 people
- Jaipur1,972 people
- Fazlaha1,918 people
- Kusa1,840 people
- Bhus Bhusia1,777 people
- Baher1,757 people
- Bishunpura1,642 people

[All 86 villages in Sherghati](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/sherghati/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gawan Khap from Gaya?57 km by road
- What is the population of Gawan Khap?1,912 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gawan Khap in?Gaya district (Sherghati sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gawan Khap?55.5% (Census 2011)