# Ghurghat Village, Siswan, Siwan (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Siswan, Siwan 

# Ghurghat

Ghurghat is a village in Siswan sub-district of Siwan district, Bihar, PIN code **841210**. The 2011 Census counted **4,180 people in 734 households**, the 7th largest of 74 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.5%.

- 4,180people (2011)
- 734households
- 68.6%literacy
- 841210PIN code

## Ghurghat PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ghurghat is 841210.** Ghurghat falls in Siswan sub-district, Siwan district, Bihar.

- PIN code841210
- Gram panchayatGhurghat
- Community development blockSiswan
- Census village code232768

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

## How far is Ghurghat from nearby towns?

- Siswan (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Siwan (district HQ)31 km by road
- Siwan (nearest town)31 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 Ghurghat?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Ghurghat; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chanpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Siwan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Siwan
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 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 Ghurghat known for?

The main crops are **paddy and wheat**. About 34% of the 212 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 Ghurghat

Of every 100 households in Ghurghat in 2011, 5 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Ghurghat · ■ Siswan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****5%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**82%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****77%**

**73%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**92%

Use banking services ****72%**

**78%

Television ****8%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****22%**

**17%

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 Ghurghat?

■ Ghurghat · ■ Siswan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.6%**

**68.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1046**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1009**

**917

Working population ****21.8%**

**30.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.0% for men and 56.7% for women. 40% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 73 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 30 (3%) · **■** Household industry 24 (3%) · **■** Other work 200 (22%) · **■** Marginal 586 (64%)

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 Siswan

- Kachnar9,897 people
- Gangapur7,281 people
- Bhagar6,725 people
- Ramgarh6,684 people
- Baghauna3,955 people
- Siswan3,912 people
- Saraut3,660 people
- Bhikhpur3,126 people

[All 90 villages in Siswan](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/siwan/siswan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ghurghat?841210
- How far is Ghurghat from Siwan?31 km by road
- What is the population of Ghurghat?4,180 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghurghat in?Siwan district (Siswan sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Ghurghat?68.6% (Census 2011)