# Gorgawan Village, Dinapur-Cum-Khagaul, Patna (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/dinapur-cum-khagaul/gorgawan/ Village · Dinapur-Cum-Khagaul, Patna # Gorgawan Gorgawan is a village in Dinapur-Cum-Khagaul sub-district of Patna district, Bihar, PIN code **801105**. The 2011 Census counted **1,961 people in 368 households**, the 23rd largest of 37 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.2%. - 1,961people (2011) - 368households - 70.6%literacy - 801105PIN code ## Gorgawan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gorgawan is 801105.** Gorgawan falls in Dinapur-Cum-Khagaul sub-district, Patna district, Bihar. - PIN code801105 - Gram panchayatJamaludinchak - Community development blockDinapur-Cum-Khagaul - Census village code245258 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gorgawan from nearby towns? - Dinapur-Cum-Khagaul (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Patna (district HQ)14 km by road - Dinapur-Cum-Khagaul (nearest town)3 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 Gorgawan? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Gorgawan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Nargada - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Khagaul - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Danapur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 8 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 Gorgawan known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 86% of the 93 hectares of village land is sown, and 80 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 Gorgawan Of every 100 households in Gorgawan in 2011, 40 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Gorgawan · ■ Dinapur-Cum-Khagaul rural average Electricity for lighting ****40%** **32% Toilet within the home ****19%** **25% No toilet (open defecation) ****79%** **72% Tap water ****4%** **7% Drinking water within premises ****36%** **47% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%** **84% Use banking services ****26%** **50% Television ****30%** **27% Mobile phone ****40%** **55% Computer with internet ****4%** **1% Two-wheeler ****8%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****35%** **17% Own their home ****90%** **95% 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 Gorgawan? ■ Gorgawan · ■ Dinapur-Cum-Khagaul rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.6%** **59.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****884** **894 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****848** **928 Working population ****26.8%** **31.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.1% for men and 62.2% for women. 43% of men and 8% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 2 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (1%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 195 (37%) · **■** Marginal 318 (61%) 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 Dinapur-Cum-Khagaul - Mustafapur2,357 people - Asopur2,342 people - Bishunpur2,144 people - Shankarpur khas2,026 people - Maksudpur1,936 people - Kasim chak1,722 people - Kedalpura1,639 people - Kothia1,529 people [All 41 villages in Dinapur-Cum-Khagaul](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/dinapur-cum-khagaul/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gorgawan?801105 - How far is Gorgawan from Patna?14 km by road - What is the population of Gorgawan?1,961 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gorgawan in?Patna district (Dinapur-Cum-Khagaul sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Gorgawan?70.6% (Census 2011)