# Gilni Village, Terhagachh, Kishanganj (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Terhagachh, Kishanganj 

# Gilni

Gilni is a village in Terhagachh sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **832 people in 184 households**, the 49th largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.5%.

- 832people (2011)
- 184households
- 64.5%literacy
- 948females per 1,000 males

## Gilni PIN code and other codes

Gilni falls in Terhagachh sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBaigna
- Community development blockTerhagachh
- Census village code222277

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

## How far is Gilni from nearby towns?

- Terhagachh (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Kishanganj (district HQ)38 km by road
- Bahadurganj (nearest town)2 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 Gilni?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Gilni; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Terhagachh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary10+ 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 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 Gilni known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and jute**. About 66% of the 128 hectares of village land is sown, and 51 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 Gilni

Of every 100 households in Gilni in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gilni · ■ Terhagachh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**0%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**38%

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

**0%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****0%**

**14%

Television ****3%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**27%

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 Gilni?

■ Gilni · ■ Terhagachh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.5%**

**54.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****948**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1153**

**973

Working population ****29.2%**

**30.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.1% for men and 51.9% for women. 53% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 126 (52%) · **■** Farm labourers 93 (38%) · **■** Other work 10 (4%) · **■** Marginal 14 (6%)

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 Terhagachh

- Kanchanbari972 people
- Mianpur962 people
- Tegharia959 people
- Sirnia881 people
- Bhelagurhi789 people
- Suhia Gopalnagar725 people
- Pokharia717 people
- Dhokarjhari713 people

[All 81 villages in Terhagachh](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/terhagachh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gilni from Kishanganj?38 km by road
- What is the population of Gilni?832 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gilni in?Kishanganj district (Terhagachh sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gilni?64.5% (Census 2011)