Village · Bhawnathpur, Garhwa # Gorgonwan Gorgonwan is a village in Bhawnathpur sub-district of Garhwa district, Jharkhand, PIN code 822112. The 2011 Census counted 90 people in 19 households, the 27th largest of 27 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 18.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.1%. - 90 people (2011) - 19 households - 18.4% literacy - 822112 PIN code ## Gorgonwan PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Gorgonwan is 822112. Gorgonwan falls in Bhawnathpur sub-district, Garhwa district, Jharkhand. - PIN code 822112 - Gram panchayat Pandaria - Community development block Bhawnathpur - Census village code 347165 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Gorgonwan from nearby towns? - Bhawnathpur (sub-district HQ) 3 km by road - Garhwa (district HQ) 58 km by road - Garhwa (nearest town) 58 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Gorgonwan? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Gorgonwan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Dispensary In village · 2 · 1 doctors - ● Mobile health clinic In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Family welfare centre In village · 1 - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Chapri - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Township - ○ Degree college under 5 km · Township Bhawnathpur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Garhwa - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Gorgonwan known for? The main crops are rice. Products made here include gur and basket. About 6% of the 228 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Gorgonwan Of every 100 households in Gorgonwan in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Gorgonwan · ■ Bhawnathpur rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 5% - Toilet within the home 0% 5% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 95% - Tap water 0% 1% - Drinking water within premises 0% 23% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 3% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97% - Use banking services 21% 39% - Television 0% 8% - Mobile phone 0% 39% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 7% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 42% 34% - Own their home 100% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Gorgonwan? ■ Gorgonwan · ■ Bhawnathpur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 18.4% 59.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1000 912 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 750 938 - Working population 46.7% 45.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 29.7% for men and 7.7% for women. 51% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 11 (26%) · ■ Other work 5 (12%) · ■ Marginal 26 (62%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Bhawnathpur - Adhaura 621 people - Srinagar 580 people - Phulwar 442 people - Garda 290 people All 27 villages in Bhawnathpur ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gorgonwan? 822112 - How far is Gorgonwan from Garhwa? 58 km by road - What is the population of Gorgonwan? 90 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gorgonwan in? Garhwa district (Bhawnathpur sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Gorgonwan? 18.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/garhwa/bhawnathpur/gorgonwan/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.