# Gurpahar Village, Dandkhora, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dandkhora, Katihar 

# Gurpahar

Gurpahar is a village in Dandkhora sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar, PIN code **855114**. The 2011 Census counted **2,727 people in 550 households**, the 7th largest of 47 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.2%.

- 2,727people (2011)
- 550households
- 69.6%literacy
- 855114PIN code

## Gurpahar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gurpahar is 855114.** Gurpahar falls in Dandkhora sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- PIN code855114
- Gram panchayatRaipur
- Community development blockDandkhora
- Census village code225439

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

## How far is Gurpahar from nearby towns?

- Dandkhora (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)15 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)15 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 Gurpahar?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Katihar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Gurpahar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 98% of the 326 hectares of village land is sown, and 275 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 Gurpahar

Of every 100 households in Gurpahar in 2011, 2 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gurpahar · ■ Dandkhora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**90%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****18%**

**26%

Television ****6%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****62%**

**36%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Gurpahar?

■ Gurpahar · ■ Dandkhora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.6%**

**60.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1033**

**947

Working population ****42.7%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.6% for men and 57.7% for women. 51% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 33 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 118 (10%) · **■** Household industry 13 (1%) · **■** Other work 37 (3%) · **■** Marginal 964 (83%)

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 Dandkhora

- Bhamraili4,265 people
- Raipur3,216 people
- Sauria3,108 people
- Borni Gorgawan2,831 people
- Mahespur2,648 people
- Bijaili2,362 people
- Bhelahi2,084 people
- Mohnipipra1,977 people

[All 50 villages in Dandkhora](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/dandkhora/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gurpahar?855114
- How far is Gurpahar from Katihar?15 km by road
- What is the population of Gurpahar?2,727 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gurpahar in?Katihar district (Dandkhora sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gurpahar?69.6% (Census 2011)