# Gurdih Village, Chanan*, Lakhisarai (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Chanan*, Lakhisarai 

# Gurdih

Gurdih is a village in Chanan* sub-district of Lakhisarai district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,124 people in 539 households**, the 10th largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 55.5%.

- 3,124people (2011)
- 539households
- 56.0%literacy
- 921females per 1,000 males

## Gurdih PIN code and other codes

Gurdih falls in Chanan* sub-district, Lakhisarai district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMaheshleta
- Community development blockChanan*
- Census village code243646

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

## How far is Gurdih from nearby towns?

- Chanan* (sub-district HQ)27 km by road
- Lakhisarai (district HQ)7 km by road
- Lakhisarai (nearest town)7 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 Gurdih?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Gurdih; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Lakhisarai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Munger
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)5 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 Gurdih known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 80% of the 199 hectares of village land is sown, and 125 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 Gurdih

Of every 100 households in Gurdih in 2011, 6 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gurdih · ■ Chanan* rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**85%

Tap water ****27%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****51%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**98%

Use banking services ****22%**

**37%

Television ****9%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****48%**

**44%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Gurdih?

■ Gurdih · ■ Chanan* rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.0%**

**55.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921**

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****877**

**954

Working population ****26.1%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.1% for men and 45.3% for women. 43% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 61 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 357 (44%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 144 (18%) · **■** Marginal 244 (30%)

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 Chanan*

- Gopalpur3,673 people
- Kumadar3,616 people
- Singh Chak3,331 people
- Dhanwo3,264 people
- Raota3,056 people
- Ramshir2,944 people
- Bhalui2,773 people
- Malia2,480 people

[All 68 villages in Chanan*](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/lakhisarai/chanan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gurdih from Lakhisarai?7 km by road
- What is the population of Gurdih?3,124 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gurdih in?Lakhisarai district (Chanan* sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gurdih?56.0% (Census 2011)