# Gurtara Village, Singheshwar, Madhepura (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Singheshwar, Madhepura 

# Gurtara

Gurtara is a village in Singheshwar sub-district of Madhepura district, Bihar, PIN code **852128**. The 2011 Census counted **464 people in 95 households**, the 26th largest of 26 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 36.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 50.6%.

- 464people (2011)
- 95households
- 36.3%literacy
- 852128PIN code

## Gurtara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gurtara is 852128.** Gurtara falls in Singheshwar sub-district, Madhepura district, Bihar.

- PIN code852128
- Gram panchayatLalpur Sropattee
- Community development blockSingheshwar
- Census village code225835

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

## How far is Gurtara from nearby towns?

- Singheshwar (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Madhepura (district HQ)14 km by road
- Madhepura (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 Gurtara?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Gurtara; 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
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Rupauli
- ○Degree college10+ km · Madhepura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Madhepura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river

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 Gurtara known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 98% of the 110 hectares of village land is sown, and 28 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 Gurtara

Of every 100 households in Gurtara in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gurtara · ■ Singheshwar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**5%

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

**16%

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

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****89%**

**54%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****13%**

**31%

Television ****0%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****4%**

**34%

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 Gurtara?

■ Gurtara · ■ Singheshwar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****36.3%**

**50.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****894**

**910

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1085**

**921

Working population ****45.7%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 46.5% for men and 24.4% for women. 49% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 10 (5%) · **■** Household industry 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 15 (7%) · **■** Marginal 183 (86%)

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 Singheshwar

- Barhari1,235 people
- Gopalpur970 people
- Behri803 people
- Mahuli712 people

[All 26 villages in Singheshwar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhepura/singheshwar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gurtara?852128
- How far is Gurtara from Madhepura?14 km by road
- What is the population of Gurtara?464 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gurtara in?Madhepura district (Singheshwar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gurtara?36.3% (Census 2011)