# Gorgawan Village, Sugauli, Purba Champaran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/sugauli/gorgawan/ Village · Sugauli, Purba Champaran # Gorgawan Gorgawan is a village in Sugauli sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar, PIN code **845456**. The 2011 Census counted **2,187 people in 446 households**, the 25th largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 31.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 51.6%. - 2,187people (2011) - 446households - 31.8%literacy - 845456PIN code ## Gorgawan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gorgawan is 845456.** Gorgawan falls in Sugauli sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar. - PIN code845456 - Gram panchayatMaali - Community development blockSugauli - Census village code217643 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? - Sugauli (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Motihari (district HQ)33 km by road - Sugauli (nearest town)6 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? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Gorgawan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Motihari - ○Degree college10+ km · Motihari - ○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 Gorgawan known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 87% of the 50 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 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, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Gorgawan · ■ Sugauli rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **1% Toilet within the home ****0%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****100%** **87% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****32%** **45% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **96% Use banking services ****20%** **39% Television ****0%** **6% Mobile phone ****42%** **54% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****2%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****22%** **21% Own their home ****100%** **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 Gorgawan? ■ Gorgawan · ■ Sugauli rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****31.8%** **51.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****898** **899 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****860** **955 Working population ****42.8%** **37.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 41.3% for men and 21.3% for women. 49% of men and 36% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 102 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 232 (25%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 32 (3%) · **■** Marginal 562 (60%) 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 Sugauli - Lal Parsa2,933 people - Khonra2,443 people - Pachbhirwa2,414 people - Baudha2,340 people - Chiljhapti urf Juajat2,156 people - Raghunathpur2,134 people - RoyPatti1,974 people - Sapaha1,963 people [All 47 villages in Sugauli](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/sugauli/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gorgawan?845456 - How far is Gorgawan from Motihari?33 km by road - What is the population of Gorgawan?2,187 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gorgawan in?Purba Champaran district (Sugauli sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Gorgawan?31.8% (Census 2011)