# Ghuriawan Village, Wazirganj, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Wazirganj, Gaya 

# Ghuriawan

Ghuriawan is a village in Wazirganj sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,020 people in 492 households**, the 15th largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.2%.

- 3,020people (2011)
- 492households
- 63.3%literacy
- 984females per 1,000 males

## Ghuriawan PIN code and other codes

Ghuriawan falls in Wazirganj sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatGhuriyawan
- Community development blockWazirganj
- Census village code256818

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

## How far is Ghuriawan from nearby towns?

- Wazirganj (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)32 km by road
- Gaya (nearest town)32 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 Ghuriawan?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Ghuriawan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●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 · Wazirganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gaya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 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 Ghuriawan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 82% of the 278 hectares of village land is sown, and 184 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 Ghuriawan

Of every 100 households in Ghuriawan in 2011, 0 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ghuriawan · ■ Wazirganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**35%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%**

**92%

Use banking services ****36%**

**40%

Television ****4%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****35%**

**36%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 Ghuriawan?

■ Ghuriawan · ■ Wazirganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.3%**

**62.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****984**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****898**

**961

Working population ****25.5%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.4% for men and 49.3% for women. 41% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 200 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 191 (25%) · **■** Household industry 36 (5%) · **■** Other work 47 (6%) · **■** Marginal 295 (38%)

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 Wazirganj

- Mahuet3,746 people
- Burhgharea3,429 people
- Pater Mangrawan3,061 people
- Tilora3,050 people
- Sahiya2,927 people
- Nawada2,917 people
- Bichha2,881 people
- Dhandhar2,821 people

[All 147 villages in Wazirganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/wazirganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Ghuriawan from Gaya?32 km by road
- What is the population of Ghuriawan?3,020 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghuriawan in?Gaya district (Wazirganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Ghuriawan?63.3% (Census 2011)