# Gonai Village, Kharagpur, Munger (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kharagpur, Munger 

# Gonai

Gonai is a village in Kharagpur sub-district of Munger district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,219 people in 266 households**, the 53rd largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.2%.

- 1,219people (2011)
- 266households
- 73.7%literacy
- 875females per 1,000 males

## Gonai PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatKouria
- Community development blockKharagpur
- Census village code242972

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

## How far is Gonai from nearby towns?

- Kharagpur (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Munger (district HQ)38 km by road
- Kharagpur (nearest town)17 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 Gonai?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Gonai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●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 school5–10 km · Muzaffarganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kharagpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kharagpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 7 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 Gonai known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 75% of the 72 hectares of village land is sown, and 50 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 Gonai

Of every 100 households in Gonai in 2011, 65 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gonai · ■ Kharagpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****65%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****30%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****55%**

**30%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**95%

Use banking services ****41%**

**56%

Television ****35%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****8%**

**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 Gonai?

■ Gonai · ■ Kharagpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.7%**

**61.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****875**

**878

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1111**

**940

Working population ****26.7%**

**34.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.9% for men and 67.4% for women. 46% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 77 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 136 (42%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 52 (16%) · **■** Marginal 59 (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 Kharagpur

- Kendua Kishunpur1,394 people
- Kaithi1,312 people
- Sadobh1,299 people
- Gaighat1,257 people
- Burhtetra1,172 people
- Bindraban1,152 people
- Larui1,090 people
- Teghra1,074 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Gonai from Munger?38 km by road
- What is the population of Gonai?1,219 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gonai in?Munger district (Kharagpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gonai?73.7% (Census 2011)