# Gorgawan Garh Gosain Das Village, Mahua, Vaishali (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/vaishali/mahua/gorgawan-garh-gosain-das/ Village · Mahua, Vaishali # Gorgawan Garh Gosain Das Gorgawan Garh Gosain Das is a village in Mahua sub-district of Vaishali district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,914 people in 529 households**, the 29th largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.9%. - 2,914people (2011) - 529households - 72.7%literacy - 940females per 1,000 males ## Gorgawan Garh Gosain Das PIN code and other codes Gorgawan Garh Gosain Das falls in Mahua sub-district, Vaishali district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatGarjaulpur Paharpur - Community development blockMahua - Census village code235263 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gorgawan Garh Gosain Das from nearby towns? - Mahua (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Hajipur (district HQ)24 km by road - Hajipur (nearest town)24 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 Garh Gosain Das? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Gorgawan Garh Gosain Das; 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 - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 schoolunder 5 km · Mahua - ○Degree college5–10 km · Mahua - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Mahua - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)3 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 Gorgawan Garh Gosain Das known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 91% of the 108 hectares of village land is sown, and 67 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 Garh Gosain Das Of every 100 households in Gorgawan Garh Gosain Das in 2011, 5 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Gorgawan Garh Gosain Das · ■ Mahua rural average Electricity for lighting ****5%** **5% Toilet within the home ****15%** **25% No toilet (open defecation) ****85%** **74% Tap water ****4%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****33%** **38% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **92% Use banking services ****75%** **56% Television ****8%** **13% Mobile phone ****65%** **63% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****7%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **3% None of these assets ****17%** **14% Own their home ****98%** **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 Gorgawan Garh Gosain Das? ■ Gorgawan Garh Gosain Das · ■ Mahua rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.7%** **67.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****940** **895 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****925** **898 Working population ****38.0%** **31.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.1% for men and 61.7% for women. 46% of men and 29% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 232 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 460 (42%) · **■** Household industry 15 (1%) · **■** Other work 90 (8%) · **■** Marginal 311 (28%) 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 Mahua - Gobindpur3,101 people - Alipur Makund3,048 people - Hasanpur Bhadwas2,997 people - Jalalpur Gangti2,971 people - Gajraul2,905 people - Sherpur Urf Manikpur2,812 people - Mohanpur Dhanraj2,745 people - Lachhmi Narayanpur2,670 people [All 136 villages in Mahua](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/vaishali/mahua/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Gorgawan Garh Gosain Das from Hajipur?24 km by road - What is the population of Gorgawan Garh Gosain Das?2,914 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gorgawan Garh Gosain Das in?Vaishali district (Mahua sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Gorgawan Garh Gosain Das?72.7% (Census 2011)