# Gurgawan Village, Saraiya, Muzaffarpur (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Saraiya, Muzaffarpur 

# Gurgawan

Gurgawan is a village in Saraiya sub-district of Muzaffarpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,275 people in 783 households**, the 13th largest of 150 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.9%.

- 4,275people (2011)
- 783households
- 68.5%literacy
- 894females per 1,000 males

## Gurgawan PIN code and other codes

Gurgawan falls in Saraiya sub-district, Muzaffarpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatDatapur Panchbhirwa
- Community development blockSaraiya
- Census village code228370

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?

- Saraiya (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Muzaffarpur (district HQ)45 km by road
- Muzaffarpur (nearest town)45 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●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 school10+ km · Sarmaspur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Muzaffarpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Muzaffarpur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 3 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 67% of the 263 hectares of village land is sown, and 57 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, 31 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gurgawan · ■ Saraiya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****31%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**77%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****56%**

**48%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**96%

Use banking services ****74%**

**48%

Television ****15%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****5%**

**18%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 · ■ Saraiya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.5%**

**64.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****894**

**904

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1011**

**917

Working population ****31.2%**

**32.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.2% for men and 61.8% for women. 49% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 307 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 395 (30%) · **■** Household industry 14 (1%) · **■** Other work 101 (8%) · **■** Marginal 516 (39%)

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 Saraiya

- Rupauli5,528 people
- Gorgawan Dih5,519 people
- Khaira4,995 people
- Amaitha4,286 people
- Manikpur3,971 people
- Bahilwara Gobind3,786 people
- Basra Kazi3,705 people
- Kolhua3,697 people

[All 154 villages in Saraiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/muzaffarpur/saraiya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gurgawan from Muzaffarpur?45 km by road
- What is the population of Gurgawan?4,275 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gurgawan in?Muzaffarpur district (Saraiya sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gurgawan?68.5% (Census 2011)