# Ghonghaur Village, Babubarhi, Madhubani (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhubani/babubarhi/ghonghaur/ Village · Babubarhi, Madhubani # Ghonghaur Ghonghaur is a village in Babubarhi sub-district of Madhubani district, Bihar, PIN code **847235**. The 2011 Census counted **8,896 people in 1,814 households**, the 4th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 58.9%. - 8,896people (2011) - 1,814households - 58.0%literacy - 847235PIN code ## Ghonghaur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Ghonghaur is 847235.** Ghonghaur falls in Babubarhi sub-district, Madhubani district, Bihar. - PIN code847235 - Gram panchayatGhonghaur - Community development blockBabubarhi - Census village code220135 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ghonghaur from nearby towns? - Babubarhi (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Madhubani (district HQ)25 km by road - Madhubani (nearest town)25 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 Ghonghaur? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Ghonghaur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●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 school10+ km · Barhi - ○Degree college10+ km · Madhubani - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Ghonghaur known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 94% of the 590 hectares of village land is sown, and 243 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 Ghonghaur Of every 100 households in Ghonghaur in 2011, 13 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Ghonghaur · ■ Babubarhi rural average Electricity for lighting ****13%** **12% Toilet within the home ****15%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **87% Tap water ****1%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****24%** **30% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **92% Use banking services ****46%** **41% Television ****8%** **7% Mobile phone ****56%** **55% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****16%** **21% Own their home ****99%** **99% 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 Ghonghaur? ■ Ghonghaur · ■ Babubarhi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****58.0%** **58.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****907** **941 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****913** **945 Working population ****34.3%** **37.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.9% for men and 44.9% for women. 49% of men and 18% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 599 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,834 (60%) · **■** Household industry 13 (0%) · **■** Other work 231 (8%) · **■** Marginal 378 (12%) 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 Babubarhi - Bardahi Barhara10,320 people - Kharagbani8,941 people - Bela8,936 people - Barhi8,835 people - Teghra8,669 people - Pachrukhi7,907 people - Baruwar7,524 people [All 63 villages in Babubarhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhubani/babubarhi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ghonghaur?847235 - How far is Ghonghaur from Madhubani?25 km by road - What is the population of Ghonghaur?8,896 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ghonghaur in?Madhubani district (Babubarhi sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Ghonghaur?58.0% (Census 2011)