# Gurgawan Purandar Village, Patori, Samastipur (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/patori/gurgawan-purandar/ Village · Patori, Samastipur # Gurgawan Purandar Gurgawan Purandar is a village in Patori sub-district of Samastipur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,431 people in 511 households**, the 21st largest of 49 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.3%. - 2,431people (2011) - 511households - 77.0%literacy - 910females per 1,000 males ## Gurgawan Purandar PIN code and other codes Gurgawan Purandar falls in Patori sub-district, Samastipur district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatImansarai - Community development blockPatori - Census village code236786 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gurgawan Purandar from nearby towns? - Patori (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Samastipur (district HQ)45 km by road - Samastipur (nearest town)45 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 Gurgawan Purandar? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Gurgawan Purandar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Patori - ○Degree college5–10 km · Patori - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patna - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 Gurgawan Purandar known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 90% of the 87 hectares of village land is sown, and 48 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 Gurgawan Purandar Of every 100 households in Gurgawan Purandar in 2011, 4 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Gurgawan Purandar · ■ Patori rural average Electricity for lighting ****4%** **4% Toilet within the home ****36%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****62%** **81% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****57%** **41% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **94% Use banking services ****75%** **46% Television ****16%** **10% Mobile phone ****68%** **53% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****9%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****6%** **24% 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 Gurgawan Purandar? ■ Gurgawan Purandar · ■ Patori rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.0%** **62.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****910** **899 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****880** **893 Working population ****33.4%** **27.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.5% for men and 70.9% for women. 50% of men and 15% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 180 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 227 (28%) · **■** Household industry 101 (12%) · **■** Other work 113 (14%) · **■** Marginal 191 (24%) 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 Patori - Hawaspur3,711 people - Yamdipur3,396 people - Rupauli Chausiwa3,010 people - Mirzapur2,879 people - Iman Saraia2,407 people - Lagunia2,368 people - Bhagwatipur2,361 people - Lodipur2,318 people [All 55 villages in Patori](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/patori/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Gurgawan Purandar from Samastipur?45 km by road - What is the population of Gurgawan Purandar?2,431 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gurgawan Purandar in?Samastipur district (Patori sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Gurgawan Purandar?77.0% (Census 2011)