# Gonthi Village, Ziradei, Siwan (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Ziradei, Siwan 

# Gonthi

Gonthi is a village in Ziradei sub-district of Siwan district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,328 people in 335 households**, the 26th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.5%.

- 2,328people (2011)
- 335households
- 62.5%literacy
- 1,082females per 1,000 males

## Gonthi PIN code and other codes

Gonthi falls in Ziradei sub-district, Siwan district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMiya Ke Bhathkan
- Community development blockZiradei
- Census village code232105

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

## How far is Gonthi from nearby towns?

- Ziradei (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Siwan (district HQ)13 km by road
- Siwan (nearest town)13 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 Gonthi?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mairwa
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Mairwa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hathuwa
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ 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 Gonthi known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 89% of the 185 hectares of village land is sown, and 160 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 Gonthi

Of every 100 households in Gonthi in 2011, 6 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gonthi · ■ Ziradei rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**79%

Tap water ****3%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****70%**

**67%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**92%

Use banking services ****88%**

**83%

Television ****5%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****84%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****6%**

**10%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Gonthi?

■ Gonthi · ■ Ziradei rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.5%**

**70.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1082**

**1010

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****937**

**934

Working population ****19.0%**

**28.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.7% for men and 53.3% for women. 36% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 161 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 42 (9%) · **■** Household industry 23 (5%) · **■** Other work 63 (14%) · **■** Marginal 154 (35%)

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 Ziradei

- Chandauli Gangauli2,802 people
- Repura2,739 people
- Banthu Salona2,508 people
- Parasurampur2,431 people
- Akolhi2,206 people
- Singahi2,181 people
- Bangra2,063 people
- Bikaur2,023 people

[All 81 villages in Ziradei](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/siwan/ziradei/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gonthi from Siwan?13 km by road
- What is the population of Gonthi?2,328 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gonthi in?Siwan district (Ziradei sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gonthi?62.5% (Census 2011)