# Ghughua Village, Ghorasahan, Purba Champaran (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/ghorasahan/ghughua/ Village · Ghorasahan, Purba Champaran # Ghughua Ghughua is a village in Ghorasahan sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar, PIN code **845303**. The 2011 Census counted **2,381 people in 398 households**, the 25th largest of 26 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.7%. - 2,381people (2011) - 398households - 62.1%literacy - 845303PIN code ## Ghughua PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Ghughua is 845303.** Ghughua falls in Ghorasahan sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar. - PIN code845303 - Gram panchayatBarwa Kalan - Community development blockGhorasahan - Census village code217795 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ghughua from nearby towns? - Ghorasahan (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Motihari (district HQ)50 km by road - Dhaka (nearest town)30 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 Ghughua? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Ghughua; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn 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 · Dhaka - ○Degree college5–10 km · Ghorasahan - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)3 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 Ghughua known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 85% of the 461 hectares of village land is sown, and 194 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 Ghughua Of every 100 households in Ghughua in 2011, 8 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Ghughua · ■ Ghorasahan rural average Electricity for lighting ****8%** **4% Toilet within the home ****11%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****89%** **82% Tap water ****1%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****39%** **37% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **94% Use banking services ****38%** **34% Television ****24%** **9% Mobile phone ****80%** **56% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****11%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****8%** **16% 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 Ghughua? ■ Ghughua · ■ Ghorasahan rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****62.1%** **54.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****909** **895 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****801** **944 Working population ****35.4%** **34.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.3% for men and 52.3% for women. 45% of men and 25% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 80 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 225 (27%) · **■** Household industry 81 (10%) · **■** Other work 55 (7%) · **■** Marginal 402 (48%) 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 Ghorasahan - Barwa Khurd4,154 people - Bakuliya3,501 people - Champapur Sapaha3,344 people - Singhrahiya2,861 people - Champapur Koiriya1,691 people [All 28 villages in Ghorasahan](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/ghorasahan/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ghughua?845303 - How far is Ghughua from Motihari?50 km by road - What is the population of Ghughua?2,381 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ghughua in?Purba Champaran district (Ghorasahan sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Ghughua?62.1% (Census 2011)