Village · Majhaulia, Pashchim Champaran
# Gurchurwa

Gurchurwa is a village in Majhaulia sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 3,908 people in 673 households, the 32nd largest of 75 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.4%.
- 3,908 people (2011)
- 673 households
- 58.2% literacy
- 997 females per 1,000 males

## Gurchurwa PIN code and other codes

Gurchurwa falls in Majhaulia sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar.
- Gram panchayat Baithniya Bhanachak
- Community development block Majhaulia
- Census village code 217312

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Gurchurwa from nearby towns?
- Majhaulia (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road
- Bettiah (district HQ) 16 km by road
- Bettiah (nearest town) 16 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Gurchurwa?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Gurchurwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Post office In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Majhaulia
- ○ Degree college under 5 km · Majhaulia
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Bettiah
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station under 5 km
- ○ ATM under 5 km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Gurchurwa known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 79% of the 188 hectares of village land is sown, and 129 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Gurchurwa

Of every 100 households in Gurchurwa in 2011, 1 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Gurchurwa · ■ Majhaulia rural average
- Electricity for lighting 1% 2%
- Toilet within the home 8% 14%
- No toilet (open defecation) 92% 85%
- Tap water 0% 2%
- Drinking water within premises 55% 51%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 98%
- Use banking services 47% 45%
- Television 2% 5%
- Mobile phone 50% 53%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 4% 7%
- Car / jeep / van 3% 2%
- None of these assets 30% 21%
- Own their home 99% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Gurchurwa?

■ Gurchurwa · ■ Majhaulia rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 58.2% 54.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 997 912
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 928 957
- Working population 35.0% 37.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.9% for men and 47.7% for women. 46% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 177 (13%) · ■ Farm labourers 149 (11%) · ■ Household industry 10 (1%) · ■ Other work 190 (14%) · ■ Marginal 841 (62%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Majhaulia
- Chanainbandh 4,461 people
- Parsa Tola Dumri 4,169 people
- Satbherwa 4,150 people
- Gudra 4,007 people
- Bisambharpur 3,619 people
- Bisambharpur 3,358 people
- Semra Birit 3,133 people
- Pakri Paras 3,024 people

All 78 villages in Majhaulia

## Quick answers
- How far is Gurchurwa from Bettiah? 16 km by road
- What is the population of Gurchurwa? 3,908 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gurchurwa in? Pashchim Champaran district (Majhaulia sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gurchurwa? 58.2% (Census 2011)

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