# Gach Baghwa Village, Pranpur, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Pranpur, Katihar 

# Gach Baghwa

Gach Baghwa is a village in Pranpur sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **154 people in 33 households**, the 73rd largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.7%.

- 154people (2011)
- 33households
- 50.9%literacy
- 833females per 1,000 males

## Gach Baghwa PIN code and other codes

Gach Baghwa falls in Pranpur sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatPranpur
- Community development blockPranpur
- Census village code225414

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

## How far is Gach Baghwa from nearby towns?

- Pranpur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)25 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)25 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 Gach Baghwa?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Gach Baghwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Pranpur
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Katihar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 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 Gach Baghwa known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and maize**. About 86% of the 22 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 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 Gach Baghwa

Of every 100 households in Gach Baghwa in 2011, 0 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gach Baghwa · ■ Pranpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****81%**

**45%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****32%**

**25%

Television ****0%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****60%**

**40%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Gach Baghwa?

■ Gach Baghwa · ■ Pranpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.9%**

**52.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****833**

**924

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**959

Working population ****26.0%**

**35.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.5% for men and 41.2% for women. 45% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 38 (95%) · **■** Other work 1 (2%) · **■** Marginal 1 (2%)

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 Pranpur

- Gram Deota233 people
- Sakraili220 people
- Gajhar161 people
- Khajuria157 people
- Silaur103 people
- Mohanpur90 people
- Durgapur Milik29 people

[All 85 villages in Pranpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/pranpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gach Baghwa from Katihar?25 km by road
- What is the population of Gach Baghwa?154 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gach Baghwa in?Katihar district (Pranpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gach Baghwa?50.9% (Census 2011)