Village · Thawe, Gopalganj
# Gawandari Fakirana

Gawandari Fakirana is a village in Thawe sub-district of Gopalganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 974 people in 149 households, the 35th largest of 49 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.4%.
- 974 people (2011)
- 149 households
- 66.5% literacy
- 906 females per 1,000 males

## Gawandari Fakirana PIN code and other codes

Gawandari Fakirana falls in Thawe sub-district, Gopalganj district, Bihar.
- Gram panchayat Ramchandarpur
- Community development block Thawe
- Census village code 230837

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Gawandari Fakirana from nearby towns?
- Thawe (sub-district HQ) 5 km by road
- Gopalganj (district HQ) 7 km by road
- Gopalganj (nearest town) 7 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Gawandari Fakirana?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Gawandari Fakirana; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Gopalganj
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Gopalganj
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Hathua
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station under 5 km
- ○ ATM under 5 km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 5 h summer · 6 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Gawandari Fakirana known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 98% of the 49 hectares of village land is sown, and 45 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Gawandari Fakirana

Of every 100 households in Gawandari Fakirana in 2011, 26 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Gawandari Fakirana · ■ Thawe rural average
- Electricity for lighting 26% 21%
- Toilet within the home 19% 35%
- No toilet (open defecation) 81% 64%
- Tap water 0% 3%
- Drinking water within premises 72% 73%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 7% 11%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 93% 87%
- Use banking services 58% 66%
- Television 19% 20%
- Mobile phone 67% 74%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 11% 15%
- Car / jeep / van 3% 2%
- None of these assets 18% 10%
- Own their home 100% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Gawandari Fakirana?

■ Gawandari Fakirana · ■ Thawe rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 66.5% 69.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 906 967
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1026 963
- Working population 22.8% 26.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.2% for men and 54.3% for women. 42% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 5 (2%) · ■ Farm labourers 37 (17%) · ■ Household industry 3 (1%) · ■ Other work 27 (12%) · ■ Marginal 150 (68%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Thawe
- Rikhai Tola 1,229 people
- Gajadhar Tola 1,156 people
- Sukulwa Kalan 1,136 people
- Indarwa Rafi 1,015 people
- Bisambharpur 872 people
- Hardia 847 people
- Khanpur Kalan 815 people
- Shiwasthan 800 people

All 53 villages in Thawe

## Quick answers
- How far is Gawandari Fakirana from Gopalganj? 7 km by road
- What is the population of Gawandari Fakirana? 974 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gawandari Fakirana in? Gopalganj district (Thawe sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gawandari Fakirana? 66.5% (Census 2011)

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