# Gurgawan Village, Minapur, Muzaffarpur (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/muzaffarpur/minapur/gurgawan/ Village · Minapur, Muzaffarpur # Gurgawan Gurgawan is a village in Minapur sub-district of Muzaffarpur district, Bihar, PIN code **843126**. The 2011 Census counted **4,480 people in 853 households**, the 20th largest of 152 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.0%. - 4,480people (2011) - 853households - 59.9%literacy - 843126PIN code ## Gurgawan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gurgawan is 843126.** Gurgawan falls in Minapur sub-district, Muzaffarpur district, Bihar. - PIN code843126 - Gram panchayatGurgawan - Community development blockMinapur - Census village code228814 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? - Minapur (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Muzaffarpur (district HQ)36 km by road - Muzaffarpur (nearest town)36 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? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Gurgawan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Gorigama - ○Degree college10+ km · Muzaffarpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Muzaffarpur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 5 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 78% of the 195 hectares of village land is sown, and 46 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, 4 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Gurgawan · ■ Minapur rural average Electricity for lighting ****4%** **8% Toilet within the home ****30%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****62%** **83% Tap water ****3%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****55%** **38% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **98% Use banking services ****52%** **36% Television ****20%** **12% Mobile phone ****31%** **49% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****11%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****26%** **25% 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 Gurgawan? ■ Gurgawan · ■ Minapur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****59.9%** **55.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****909** **886 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****905** **908 Working population ****27.7%** **33.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 67.0% for men and 52.2% for women. 46% of men and 7% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 237 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 392 (32%) · **■** Household industry 18 (1%) · **■** Other work 135 (11%) · **■** Marginal 460 (37%) 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 Minapur - Madaripur Karan4,715 people - Manikpur4,614 people - Banghara4,572 people - Maksudpur4,503 people - Raghopur4,382 people - Tengrahan Gosaipur4,333 people - Chand Parna3,960 people - Rampur Hari3,923 people [All 154 villages in Minapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/muzaffarpur/minapur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gurgawan?843126 - How far is Gurgawan from Muzaffarpur?36 km by road - What is the population of Gurgawan?4,480 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gurgawan in?Muzaffarpur district (Minapur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Gurgawan?59.9% (Census 2011)