# Gurmain Village, Hajipur, Vaishali (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Hajipur, Vaishali 

# Gurmain

Gurmain is a village in Hajipur sub-district of Vaishali district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **881 people in 151 households**, the 97th largest of 178 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.9%.

- 881people (2011)
- 151households
- 63.8%literacy
- 919females per 1,000 males

## Gurmain PIN code and other codes

Gurmain falls in Hajipur sub-district, Vaishali district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatThathan Bujurg
- Community development blockHajipur
- Census village code235646

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

## How far is Gurmain from nearby towns?

- Hajipur (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Hajipur (district HQ)7 km by road
- Hajipur (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 Gurmain?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Gurmain; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn 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 · Kutub Pur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Hajipur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Haji Pur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 2 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 Gurmain known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 95% of the 62 hectares of village land is sown, and 46 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 Gurmain

Of every 100 households in Gurmain in 2011, 70 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 34 cooked with LPG; 91 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gurmain · ■ Hajipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****70%**

**24%

Toilet within the home ****53%**

**35%

No toilet (open defecation) ****47%**

**63%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****60%**

**50%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****34%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****66%**

**85%

Use banking services ****100%**

**60%

Television ****37%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****91%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**13%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****1%**

**14%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Gurmain?

■ Gurmain · ■ Hajipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.8%**

**69.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****919**

**883

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****947**

**887

Working population ****28.8%**

**27.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.8% for men and 56.3% for women. 43% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 48 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 124 (49%) · **■** Household industry 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 31 (12%) · **■** Marginal 47 (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 Hajipur

- Phul Chak913 people
- Chak Barauna911 people
- Chak Bigha Jani900 people
- Chak Sakra889 people
- Jagdishpur879 people
- Ekara878 people
- Phulhara Ishak874 people
- Chak Rabia Urf Rabia Chak864 people

[All 211 villages in Hajipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/vaishali/hajipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gurmain from Hajipur?7 km by road
- What is the population of Gurmain?881 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gurmain in?Vaishali district (Hajipur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gurmain?63.8% (Census 2011)