# Gorgawan Village, Tarapur, Munger (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Tarapur, Munger 

# Gorgawan

Gorgawan is a village in Tarapur sub-district of Munger district, Bihar, PIN code **813221**. The 2011 Census counted **561 people in 111 households**, the 40th largest of 53 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.5%.

- 561people (2011)
- 111households
- 73.6%literacy
- 813221PIN code

## Gorgawan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gorgawan is 813221.** Gorgawan falls in Tarapur sub-district, Munger district, Bihar.

- PIN code813221
- Gram panchayatPadmara
- Community development blockTarapur
- Census village code243152

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

## How far is Gorgawan from nearby towns?

- Tarapur (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Munger (district HQ)55 km by road
- Munger (nearest town)55 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 Gorgawan?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Gorgawan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Rangaon
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Tarapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Munger
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 8 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 Gorgawan known for?

The main crops are **paddy and wheat**. About 87% of the 51 hectares of village land is sown, and 44 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 Gorgawan

Of every 100 households in Gorgawan in 2011, 53 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gorgawan · ■ Tarapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****53%**

**22%

Toilet within the home ****39%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****61%**

**71%

Tap water ****2%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**43%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**92%

Use banking services ****84%**

**53%

Television ****30%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**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 Gorgawan?

■ Gorgawan · ■ Tarapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.6%**

**69.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****895**

**884

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****727**

**940

Working population ****24.1%**

**34.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.6% for men and 64.0% for women. 43% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 23 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 85 (63%) · **■** Other work 23 (17%) · **■** Marginal 4 (3%)

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 Tarapur

- Daulataganj874 people
- Degaon872 people
- Khudia744 people
- Rasulpur648 people
- Shahabad529 people
- Khanpur498 people
- Satahara496 people
- Bikrampur Arazi404 people

[All 78 villages in Tarapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/munger/tarapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gorgawan?813221
- How far is Gorgawan from Munger?55 km by road
- What is the population of Gorgawan?561 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gorgawan in?Munger district (Tarapur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gorgawan?73.6% (Census 2011)