# Gonwara Village, Shivaji Nagar, Samastipur (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Shivaji Nagar, Samastipur 

# Gonwara

Gonwara is a village in Shivaji Nagar sub-district of Samastipur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,937 people in 389 households**, the 30th largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.5%.

- 1,937people (2011)
- 389households
- 48.0%literacy
- 935females per 1,000 males

## Gonwara PIN code and other codes

Gonwara falls in Shivaji Nagar sub-district, Samastipur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatJakhar Dharampur
- Community development blockShivaji Nagar
- Census village code236427

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Gonwara from nearby towns?

- Shivaji Nagar (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Samastipur (district HQ)35 km by road
- Rosera (nearest town)7 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 Gonwara?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Gonwara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Shivaji Nagar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shivajinagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Samastipur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Gonwara known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 60% of the 53 hectares of village land is sown, and 21 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 Gonwara

Of every 100 households in Gonwara in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gonwara · ■ Shivaji Nagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**90%

Tap water ****2%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****6%**

**38%

Television ****0%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****45%**

**23%

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 Gonwara?

■ Gonwara · ■ Shivaji Nagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.0%**

**58.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****935**

**905

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****965**

**903

Working population ****20.9%**

**33.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 52.6% for men and 43.0% for women. 39% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 64 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 324 (80%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 8 (2%)

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 Shivaji Nagar

- Simrawan2,358 people
- Siripur2,297 people
- Shankarpur2,294 people
- Boran1,968 people
- Sarhila1,905 people
- Kharsam1,835 people
- Banda1,810 people
- Baghopur1,780 people

[All 71 villages in Shivaji Nagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/shivaji-nagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gonwara from Samastipur?35 km by road
- What is the population of Gonwara?1,937 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gonwara in?Samastipur district (Shivaji Nagar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gonwara?48.0% (Census 2011)