# Gunjar Mari Village, Thakurganj, Kishanganj (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Thakurganj, Kishanganj 

# Gunjar Mari

Gunjar Mari is a village in Thakurganj sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,809 people in 337 households**, the 49th largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 49.8%.

- 1,809people (2011)
- 337households
- 43.3%literacy
- 922females per 1,000 males

## Gunjar Mari PIN code and other codes

Gunjar Mari falls in Thakurganj sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSakhuadali
- Community development blockThakurganj
- Census village code222392

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

## How far is Gunjar Mari from nearby towns?

- Thakurganj (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Kishanganj (district HQ)55 km by road
- Thakurganj (nearest town)5 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 Gunjar Mari?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Gunjar Mari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Thakurganj
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kanakpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 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
- Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 3 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 Gunjar Mari known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 42% of the 454 hectares of village land is sown, and 19 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 Gunjar Mari

Of every 100 households in Gunjar Mari in 2011, 5 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Gunjar Mari · ■ Thakurganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****5%**

**13%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

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

**52%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****11%**

**16%

Television ****2%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**0%

None of these assets ****7%**

**34%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Gunjar Mari?

■ Gunjar Mari · ■ Thakurganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****43.3%**

**49.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****922**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****957**

**977

Working population ****48.1%**

**34.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 48.6% for men and 37.5% for women. 50% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 238 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 438 (50%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 57 (7%) · **■** Marginal 133 (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 Thakurganj

- Dhak Para1,969 people
- Chapati1,907 people
- Burhnai Bahadurpur1,893 people
- Bhelagori1,880 people
- Dakpara1,775 people
- Giddhnikola1,763 people
- Karua Mani1,757 people
- Gamhirgarh1,700 people

[All 133 villages in Thakurganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/thakurganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gunjar Mari from Kishanganj?55 km by road
- What is the population of Gunjar Mari?1,809 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gunjar Mari in?Kishanganj district (Thakurganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gunjar Mari?43.3% (Census 2011)