# Ghoghi Village, Surajgarha, Lakhisarai (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/lakhisarai/surajgarha/ghoghi/ Village · Surajgarha, Lakhisarai # Ghoghi Ghoghi is a village in Surajgarha sub-district of Lakhisarai district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,676 people in 481 households**, the 34th largest of 117 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.1%. - 2,676people (2011) - 481households - 70.3%literacy - 874females per 1,000 males ## Ghoghi PIN code and other codes Ghoghi falls in Surajgarha sub-district, Lakhisarai district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatChoura Rajpur - Community development blockSurajgarha - Census village code243472 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ghoghi from nearby towns? - Surajgarha (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Lakhisarai (district HQ)30 km by road - Lakhisarai (nearest town)30 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 Ghoghi? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Ghoghi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Ghoseth - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Ghoseth - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Munger - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 5 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 Ghoghi known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 87% of the 249 hectares of village land is sown, and 109 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 Ghoghi Of every 100 households in Ghoghi in 2011, 22 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Ghoghi · ■ Surajgarha rural average Electricity for lighting ****22%** **36% Toilet within the home ****31%** **34% No toilet (open defecation) ****69%** **64% Tap water ****12%** **5% Drinking water within premises ****46%** **41% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **92% Use banking services ****55%** **65% Television ****31%** **24% Mobile phone ****58%** **60% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****14%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****30%** **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 Ghoghi? ■ Ghoghi · ■ Surajgarha rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.3%** **63.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****874** **883 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****932** **919 Working population ****26.8%** **31.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.2% for men and 63.4% for women. 44% of men and 7% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 237 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 291 (41%) · **■** Household industry 13 (2%) · **■** Other work 125 (17%) · **■** Marginal 51 (7%) 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 Surajgarha - Pokhra Wan3,289 people - Katehar3,262 people - Makhsuspur2,908 people - Abgil Chak2,787 people - Sahur2,655 people - Siwana2,638 people - Dhanari2,569 people - Paharpur2,566 people [All 184 villages in Surajgarha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/lakhisarai/surajgarha/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Ghoghi from Lakhisarai?30 km by road - What is the population of Ghoghi?2,676 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ghoghi in?Lakhisarai district (Surajgarha sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Ghoghi?70.3% (Census 2011)