# Gorgawan Village, Mahnar, Vaishali (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Mahnar, Vaishali 

# Gorgawan

Gorgawan is a village in Mahnar sub-district of Vaishali district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,720 people in 437 households**, the 16th largest of 49 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.2%.

- 2,720people (2011)
- 437households
- 63.8%literacy
- 1,053females per 1,000 males

## Gorgawan PIN code and other codes

Gorgawan falls in Mahnar sub-district, Vaishali district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatGorgawan
- Community development blockMahnar
- Census village code236121

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

## How far is Gorgawan from nearby towns?

- Mahnar (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Hajipur (district HQ)25 km by road
- Mahanar (nearest town)8 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 Gorgawan?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Gorgawan; 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mahnar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hajipur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Mahanar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Gorgawan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 95% of the 280 hectares of village land is sown, and 56 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 Gorgawan

Of every 100 households in Gorgawan in 2011, 6 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gorgawan · ■ Mahnar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**70%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**43%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**92%

Use banking services ****48%**

**53%

Television ****9%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****33%**

**20%

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 Gorgawan?

■ Gorgawan · ■ Mahnar rural average

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

**68.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1053**

**922

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****930**

**908

Working population ****19.9%**

**27.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.6% for men and 53.0% for women. 35% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 169 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 98 (18%) · **■** Household industry 14 (3%) · **■** Other work 97 (18%) · **■** Marginal 163 (30%)

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 Mahnar

- Shaikhpura3,328 people
- Sarmastpur3,285 people
- Jaoj3,262 people
- Rupnarayanpur2,968 people
- Hargobindpur2,615 people
- Mohammadpur2,609 people
- Majlispur2,551 people
- Lodipur Phatikwara2,300 people

[All 62 villages in Mahnar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/vaishali/mahnar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gorgawan from Hajipur?25 km by road
- What is the population of Gorgawan?2,720 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gorgawan in?Vaishali district (Mahnar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gorgawan?63.8% (Census 2011)