# Ghurna Village, Marhaura, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Marhaura, Saran 

# Ghurna

Ghurna is a village in Marhaura sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **189 people in 31 households**, the 99th largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.8%.

- 189people (2011)
- 31households
- 68.1%literacy
- 871females per 1,000 males

## Ghurna PIN code and other codes

Ghurna falls in Marhaura sub-district, Saran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatHasanpura
- Community development blockMarhaura
- Census village code233860

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

## How far is Ghurna from nearby towns?

- Marhaura (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)30 km by road
- Marhaura (nearest town)5 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 Ghurna?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Ghurna; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Madhura
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Amnur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Marhaura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- 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 Ghurna known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 30% of the 35 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 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 Ghurna

Of every 100 households in Ghurna in 2011, 17 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 42 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Ghurna · ■ Marhaura rural average

Electricity for lighting ****17%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****58%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****42%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****58%**

**95%

Use banking services ****75%**

**64%

Television ****46%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**1%

None of these assets ****50%**

**13%

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 Ghurna?

■ Ghurna · ■ Marhaura rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.1%**

**63.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****871**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****917**

**929

Working population ****28.6%**

**27.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.3% for men and 59.7% for women. 47% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 27 (50%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (2%) · **■** Household industry 9 (17%) · **■** Other work 7 (13%) · **■** Marginal 10 (19%)

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 Marhaura

- Sisawa461 people
- Hakam420 people
- Kondhi350 people
- Gopalpur338 people
- Saikharauni178 people
- Askaranpur168 people
- Rahimpur Chhapia150 people
- Marhaura Chattis121 people

[All 106 villages in Marhaura](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/marhaura/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Ghurna from Chhapra?30 km by road
- What is the population of Ghurna?189 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghurna in?Saran district (Marhaura sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Ghurna?68.1% (Census 2011)