# Gaighat Village, Kharagpur, Munger (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Kharagpur, Munger 

# Gaighat

Gaighat is a village in Kharagpur sub-district of Munger district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,257 people in 265 households**, the 52nd largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.2%.

- 1,257people (2011)
- 265households
- 55.3%literacy
- 955females per 1,000 males

## Gaighat PIN code and other codes

Gaighat falls in Kharagpur sub-district, Munger district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatGagata
- Community development blockKharagpur
- Census village code243049

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

## How far is Gaighat from nearby towns?

- Kharagpur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Munger (district HQ)47 km by road
- Kharagpur (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 Gaighat?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Gaighat; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kharagpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kharagpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Munger
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- 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 Gaighat known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 3% of the 2,437 hectares of village land is sown, and 66 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 Gaighat

Of every 100 households in Gaighat in 2011, 0 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Gaighat · ■ Kharagpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**81%

Tap water ****6%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**30%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****71%**

**56%

Television ****12%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****11%**

**34%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Gaighat?

■ Gaighat · ■ Kharagpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.3%**

**61.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**878

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****883**

**940

Working population ****46.5%**

**34.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.8% for men and 37.3% for women. 52% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 15 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 22 (4%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 73 (12%) · **■** Marginal 471 (81%)

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 Kharagpur

- Kathaum1,402 people
- Kendua Kishunpur1,394 people
- Kaithi1,312 people
- Sadobh1,299 people
- Gonai1,219 people
- Burhtetra1,172 people
- Bindraban1,152 people
- Larui1,090 people

[All 120 villages in Kharagpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/munger/kharagpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gaighat from Munger?47 km by road
- What is the population of Gaighat?1,257 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gaighat in?Munger district (Kharagpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gaighat?55.3% (Census 2011)