# Gurmia Village, Lalganj, Vaishali (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/vaishali/lalganj/gurmia/ Village · Lalganj, Vaishali # Gurmia Gurmia is a village in Lalganj sub-district of Vaishali district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **9,441 people in 1,570 households**, the 2nd largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.4%. - 9,441people (2011) - 1,570households - 68.9%literacy - 872females per 1,000 males ## Gurmia PIN code and other codes Gurmia falls in Lalganj sub-district, Vaishali district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatGurmiya - Community development blockLalganj - Census village code234820 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gurmia from nearby towns? - Lalganj (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Hajipur (district HQ)25 km by road - Lalganj (nearest town)9 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 Gurmia? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Gurmia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sirsaram Rai - ○Degree college5–10 km · Lalganj - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Lalganj - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Gurmia known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 79% of the 549 hectares of village land is sown, and 142 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 Gurmia Of every 100 households in Gurmia in 2011, 28 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Gurmia · ■ Lalganj rural average Electricity for lighting ****28%** **19% Toilet within the home ****35%** **26% No toilet (open defecation) ****65%** **73% Tap water ****2%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****55%** **39% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **92% Use banking services ****60%** **51% Television ****26%** **18% Mobile phone ****68%** **57% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****12%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****15%** **18% 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 Gurmia? ■ Gurmia · ■ Lalganj rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.9%** **69.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****872** **881 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****918** **895 Working population ****27.5%** **31.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.9% for men and 59.6% for women. 45% of men and 7% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 438 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 292 (11%) · **■** Household industry 36 (1%) · **■** Other work 862 (33%) · **■** Marginal 970 (37%) 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 Lalganj - Ghataro Chaturbhuj24,785 people - Paura Madan Singh8,998 people - Purkhauli6,346 people - Jalalpur Urf Bishunpur Gamhir6,307 people - Sirsa Biran6,176 people [All 98 villages in Lalganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/vaishali/lalganj/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Gurmia from Hajipur?25 km by road - What is the population of Gurmia?9,441 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gurmia in?Vaishali district (Lalganj sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Gurmia?68.9% (Census 2011)