# Ghustawan Village, Silao, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/silao/ghustawan/ Village · Silao, Nalanda # Ghustawan Ghustawan is a village in Silao sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar, PIN code **803117**. The 2011 Census counted **5,239 people in 802 households**, the 8th largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%. - 5,239people (2011) - 802households - 66.2%literacy - 803117PIN code ## Ghustawan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Ghustawan is 803117.** Ghustawan falls in Silao sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar. - PIN code803117 - Gram panchayatGhostawan - Community development blockSilao - Census village code245093 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ghustawan from nearby towns? - Silao (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Biharsharif (district HQ)22 km by road - Silao (nearest town)6 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 Ghustawan? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Ghustawan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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 · Surajpur - ○Degree college10+ km · Nalanda - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nalanda - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 10 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 Ghustawan known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 45% of the 611 hectares of village land is sown, and 276 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 Ghustawan Of every 100 households in Ghustawan in 2011, 2 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Ghustawan · ■ Silao rural average Electricity for lighting ****2%** **15% Toilet within the home ****16%** **23% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **76% Tap water ****1%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****20%** **37% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%** **91% Use banking services ****29%** **43% Television ****18%** **15% Mobile phone ****40%** **54% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****6%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****42%** **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 Ghustawan? ■ Ghustawan · ■ Silao rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.2%** **62.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****906** **924 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****876** **937 Working population ****39.6%** **35.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.1% for men and 58.6% for women. 50% of men and 28% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 272 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,104 (53%) · **■** Household industry 100 (5%) · **■** Other work 147 (7%) · **■** Marginal 451 (22%) 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 Silao - Surajpur6,294 people - Gorawan6,282 people - Sobait5,697 people - Maniawan5,368 people - Dharhara4,858 people - Mohanpur4,624 people - Mahuri4,496 people - Gorma3,914 people [All 49 villages in Silao](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/silao/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ghustawan?803117 - How far is Ghustawan from Biharsharif?22 km by road - What is the population of Ghustawan?5,239 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ghustawan in?Nalanda district (Silao sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Ghustawan?66.2% (Census 2011)