# Gurgawan Village, Phulparas, Madhubani (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhubani/phulparas/gurgawan/ Village · Phulparas, Madhubani # Gurgawan Gurgawan is a village in Phulparas sub-district of Madhubani district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,874 people in 608 households**, the 22nd largest of 40 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 59.3%. - 2,874people (2011) - 608households - 58.2%literacy - 963females per 1,000 males ## Gurgawan PIN code and other codes Gurgawan falls in Phulparas sub-district, Madhubani district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatGurgawan - Community development blockPhulparas - Census village code220099 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gurgawan from nearby towns? - Phulparas (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Madhubani (district HQ)68 km by road - Ghoghardiha (nearest town)10 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 Gurgawan? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Gurgawan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Phulparas - ○Degree college10+ km · Ghohardih - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gorgama - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 2 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 Gurgawan known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 79% of the 290 hectares of village land is sown, and 96 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 Gurgawan Of every 100 households in Gurgawan in 2011, 6 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Gurgawan · ■ Phulparas rural average Electricity for lighting ****6%** **6% Toilet within the home ****7%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****93%** **88% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****17%** **38% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **95% Use banking services ****22%** **35% Television ****7%** **6% Mobile phone ****56%** **52% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****34%** **26% Own their home ****98%** **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 Gurgawan? ■ Gurgawan · ■ Phulparas rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****58.2%** **59.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963** **925 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1029** **909 Working population ****40.6%** **43.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.0% for men and 42.5% for women. 45% of men and 36% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 84 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 778 (67%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 89 (8%) · **■** Marginal 211 (18%) 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 Phulparas - Baika3,357 people - Murli3,322 people - Balua3,206 people - Hariari2,963 people - Bahraha2,607 people - Khargawan2,498 people - Bairiahi2,488 people - Musharnia2,392 people [All 42 villages in Phulparas](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhubani/phulparas/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Gurgawan from Madhubani?68 km by road - What is the population of Gurgawan?2,874 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gurgawan in?Madhubani district (Phulparas sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Gurgawan?58.2% (Census 2011)