# Gorawan Village, Silao, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Silao, Nalanda 

# Gorawan

Gorawan is a village in Silao sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **6,282 people in 972 households**, the 5th largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 6,282people (2011)
- 972households
- 53.6%literacy
- 876females per 1,000 males

## Gorawan PIN code and other codes

Gorawan falls in Silao sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatGorwa
- Community development blockSilao
- Census village code245078

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

## How far is Gorawan from nearby towns?

- Silao (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)15 km by road
- Silao (nearest town)4 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 Gorawan?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Gorawan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Surajpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Biharsharif
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Biharsharif
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)5 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 Gorawan known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and maize**. About 48% of the 673 hectares of village land is sown, and 323 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 Gorawan

Of every 100 households in Gorawan in 2011, 18 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Gorawan · ■ Silao rural average

Electricity for lighting ****18%**

**15%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**76%

Tap water ****2%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**37%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**91%

Use banking services ****27%**

**43%

Television ****8%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****49%**

**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 Gorawan?

■ Gorawan · ■ Silao rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.6%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****876**

**924

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****852**

**937

Working population ****36.1%**

**35.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.4% for men and 43.6% for women. 48% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 731 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 678 (30%) · **■** Household industry 34 (1%) · **■** Other work 186 (8%) · **■** Marginal 639 (28%)

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

- Bargaon8,223 people
- Nanan8,210 people
- Karianna6,704 people
- Surajpur6,294 people
- Sobait5,697 people
- Maniawan5,368 people
- Ghustawan5,239 people
- Dharhara4,858 people

[All 49 villages in Silao](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/silao/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gorawan from Biharsharif?15 km by road
- What is the population of Gorawan?6,282 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gorawan in?Nalanda district (Silao sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gorawan?53.6% (Census 2011)