# Phunguni Village, Thawe, Gopalganj (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Thawe, Gopalganj 

# Phunguni

Phunguni is a village in Thawe sub-district of Gopalganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,127 people in 816 households**, the 5th largest of 49 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.4%.

- 5,127people (2011)
- 816households
- 71.9%literacy
- 1,054females per 1,000 males

## Phunguni PIN code and other codes

Phunguni falls in Thawe sub-district, Gopalganj district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatLachhwar, Phulguni
- Community development blockThawe
- Census village code230832

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

## How far is Phunguni from nearby towns?

- Thawe (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Gopalganj (district HQ)14 km by road
- Gopalganj (nearest town)14 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 Phunguni?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Phunguni; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Thawe
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hathua
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hathua
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 5 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 Phunguni known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 77% of the 265 hectares of village land is sown, and 81 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 Phunguni

Of every 100 households in Phunguni in 2011, 1 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Phunguni · ■ Thawe rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**21%

Toilet within the home ****38%**

**35%

No toilet (open defecation) ****60%**

**64%

Tap water ****2%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****73%**

**73%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**87%

Use banking services ****54%**

**66%

Television ****11%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**15%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****10%**

**10%

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 Phunguni?

■ Phunguni · ■ Thawe rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.9%**

**69.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1054**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****881**

**963

Working population ****28.1%**

**26.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.1% for men and 62.6% for women. 41% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 249 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 263 (18%) · **■** Household industry 39 (3%) · **■** Other work 108 (7%) · **■** Marginal 782 (54%)

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 Thawe

- Birdaban9,828 people
- Ramchandarpur5,816 people
- Bidesi Tola5,761 people
- Semra5,247 people
- Narayanpur4,632 people
- Indarwa Badullah4,601 people
- Dhatiwna4,494 people
- Phataha4,194 people

[All 53 villages in Thawe](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gopalganj/thawe/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Phunguni from Gopalganj?14 km by road
- What is the population of Phunguni?5,127 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Phunguni in?Gopalganj district (Thawe sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Phunguni?71.9% (Census 2011)