# Gangwara Buzurg Village, Runisaidpur, Sitamarhi (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sitamarhi/runisaidpur/gangwara-buzurg/ Village · Runisaidpur, Sitamarhi # Gangwara Buzurg Gangwara Buzurg is a village in Runisaidpur sub-district of Sitamarhi district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,773 people in 995 households**, the 23rd largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 52.7%. - 4,773people (2011) - 995households - 53.5%literacy - 881females per 1,000 males ## Gangwara Buzurg PIN code and other codes Gangwara Buzurg falls in Runisaidpur sub-district, Sitamarhi district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatGangwara Buzurg - Community development blockRunisaidpur - Census village code219484 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gangwara Buzurg from nearby towns? - Runisaidpur (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Sitamarhi (district HQ)29 km by road - Sitamarhi (nearest town)29 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 Gangwara Buzurg? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Gangwara Buzurg; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●PolytechnicIn village · 1 private - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Manik Chauk - ○Degree college10+ km · Sitamarhi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sitamarhi - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds 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 Gangwara Buzurg known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 74% of the 355 hectares of village land is sown, and 71 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 Gangwara Buzurg Of every 100 households in Gangwara Buzurg in 2011, 0 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Gangwara Buzurg · ■ Runisaidpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **9% Toilet within the home ****9%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****91%** **79% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****18%** **32% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **94% Use banking services ****28%** **36% Television ****4%** **8% Mobile phone ****41%** **45% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****20%** **34% 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 Gangwara Buzurg? ■ Gangwara Buzurg · ■ Runisaidpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****53.5%** **52.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****881** **885 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****972** **928 Working population ****35.2%** **32.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 65.8% for men and 39.3% for women. 47% of men and 21% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 291 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 572 (34%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 137 (8%) · **■** Marginal 667 (40%) 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 Runisaidpur - Belahi Nil Kanth5,889 people - Gidha Phulwaria urf Bhagwanpur5,607 people - Bishunpur Basdeo urf Bishunpur5,336 people - Barheta4,898 people - Bulandpur urf Husainpur4,561 people - Madhaulsani4,474 people - Mauna4,385 people - Rain Bishuni4,085 people [All 102 villages in Runisaidpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sitamarhi/runisaidpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Gangwara Buzurg from Sitamarhi?29 km by road - What is the population of Gangwara Buzurg?4,773 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gangwara Buzurg in?Sitamarhi district (Runisaidpur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Gangwara Buzurg?53.5% (Census 2011)