# Gurgawan Village, Mansahi, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Mansahi, Katihar 

# Gurgawan

Gurgawan is a village in Mansahi sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **484 people in 112 households**, the 24th largest of 26 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.5%.

- 484people (2011)
- 112households
- 55.7%literacy
- 984females per 1,000 males

## Gurgawan PIN code and other codes

Gurgawan falls in Mansahi sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatPhulahra
- Community development blockMansahi
- Census village code225521

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

## How far is Gurgawan from nearby towns?

- Mansahi (sub-district HQ)3 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 Gurgawan?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Gurgawan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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 · Ghasi Tola
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pachbarga
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)4 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 Gurgawan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 74% of the 153 hectares of village land is sown, and 86 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 Gurgawan

Of every 100 households in Gurgawan in 2011, 0 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gurgawan · ■ Mansahi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****37%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****63%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**0%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**45%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****40%**

**35%

Television ****2%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****37%**

**36%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Gurgawan?

■ Gurgawan · ■ Mansahi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.7%**

**53.5%

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

**925

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1130**

**967

Working population ****33.5%**

**33.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.7% for men and 45.2% for women. 49% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 34 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 86 (53%) · **■** Other work 19 (12%) · **■** Marginal 23 (14%)

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 Mansahi

- Naraenpur1,079 people
- Pachbarga746 people
- Mansh Hahi Kebala502 people
- Ghasi Tola498 people
- Dogra Milik482 people
- Gobindpur276 people

[All 26 villages in Mansahi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/mansahi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gurgawan from Katihar?15 km by road
- What is the population of Gurgawan?484 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gurgawan in?Katihar district (Mansahi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gurgawan?55.7% (Census 2011)