# Ghurna Village, Kochadhamin, Kishanganj (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Kochadhamin, Kishanganj 

# Ghurna

Ghurna is a village in Kochadhamin sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar, PIN code **855115**. The 2011 Census counted **3,254 people in 613 households**, the 26th largest of 143 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 59.4%.

- 3,254people (2011)
- 613households
- 57.9%literacy
- 855115PIN code

## Ghurna PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ghurna is 855115.** Ghurna falls in Kochadhamin sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar.

- PIN code855115
- Gram panchayatPatkoikala
- Community development blockKochadhamin
- Census village code222771

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

## How far is Ghurna from nearby towns?

- Kochadhamin (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Kishanganj (district HQ)14 km by road
- Kishanganj (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 Ghurna?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kochadhamin
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Ghurna known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 53% of the 535 hectares of village land is sown, and 136 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 Ghurna

Of every 100 households in Ghurna in 2011, 6 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ghurna · ■ Kochadhamin rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**18%

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

**7%

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

**92%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**31%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****60%**

**97%

Use banking services ****18%**

**21%

Television ****2%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****35%**

**30%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Ghurna?

■ Ghurna · ■ Kochadhamin rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.9%**

**59.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****977**

**930

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1046**

**962

Working population ****29.1%**

**29.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.9% for men and 46.4% for women. 45% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 159 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 613 (65%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 32 (3%) · **■** Marginal 140 (15%)

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 Kochadhamin

- Katamata3,487 people
- Kutti3,405 people
- Tegharia3,396 people
- Bagalbari3,304 people
- Patkoikalan3,083 people
- Rani3,007 people
- Kanhaiabari3,005 people
- Kalanagin2,985 people

[All 150 villages in Kochadhamin](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/kochadhamin/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ghurna?855115
- How far is Ghurna from Kishanganj?14 km by road
- What is the population of Ghurna?3,254 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghurna in?Kishanganj district (Kochadhamin sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Ghurna?57.9% (Census 2011)