# Gawandri Village, Kalyanpur, Purba Champaran (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/kalyanpur/gawandri/ Village · Kalyanpur, Purba Champaran # Gawandri Gawandri is a village in Kalyanpur sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,237 people in 618 households**, the 25th largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.7%. - 3,237people (2011) - 618households - 64.8%literacy - 937females per 1,000 males ## Gawandri PIN code and other codes Gawandri falls in Kalyanpur sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatPatna - Community development blockKalyanpur - Census village code218327 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gawandri from nearby towns? - Kalyanpur (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Motihari (district HQ)50 km by road - Chakia (nearest town)10 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 Gawandri? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Gawandri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chakia - ○Degree college10+ km · Chakia - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps 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 Gawandri known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 64% of the 320 hectares of village land is sown, and 120 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 Gawandri Of every 100 households in Gawandri in 2011, 4 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Gawandri · ■ Kalyanpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****4%** **2% Toilet within the home ****27%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****73%** **81% Tap water ****1%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****65%** **55% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **97% Use banking services ****70%** **50% Television ****14%** **8% Mobile phone ****83%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****13%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****5%** **14% Own their home ****99%** **99% 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 Gawandri? ■ Gawandri · ■ Kalyanpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.8%** **56.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****937** **943 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****861** **929 Working population ****36.0%** **33.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.0% for men and 55.2% for women. 50% of men and 21% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 379 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 476 (41%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 22 (2%) · **■** Marginal 286 (25%) 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 Kalyanpur - Bahuara Harbans3,943 people - Siswa Sob3,593 people - Manse Chhapra3,501 people - Mani Chhapra3,432 people - Barharwa Mahanad3,196 people - Bakarpur2,935 people - Puran Chhapra2,856 people - Parsauni Bazid2,762 people [All 98 villages in Kalyanpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/kalyanpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Gawandri from Motihari?50 km by road - What is the population of Gawandri?3,237 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gawandri in?Purba Champaran district (Kalyanpur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Gawandri?64.8% (Census 2011)