# Gaurgara Village, Ranka, Garhwa (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Ranka, Garhwa 

# Gaurgara

Gaurgara is a village in Ranka sub-district of Garhwa district, Jharkhand, PIN code **822125**. The 2011 Census counted **1,122 people in 254 households**, the 31st largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 56.8%.

- 1,122people (2011)
- 254households
- 55.9%literacy
- 822125PIN code

## Gaurgara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gaurgara is 822125.** Gaurgara falls in Ranka sub-district, Garhwa district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code822125
- Gram panchayatBahahara
- Community development blockRanka
- Census village code347902

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

## How far is Gaurgara from nearby towns?

- Gaurgara (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Garhwa (district HQ)35 km by road
- Garhwa (nearest town)35 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 Gaurgara?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Gaurgara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Ranka
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ranka
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Garhwa
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 Gaurgara known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 60% of the 296 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 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 Gaurgara

Of every 100 households in Gaurgara in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gaurgara · ■ Ranka rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**16%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**5%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**99%

Use banking services ****62%**

**34%

Television ****0%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****44%**

**52%

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 Gaurgara?

■ Gaurgara · ■ Ranka rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.9%**

**56.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****982**

**976

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**991

Working population ****49.7%**

**51.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.3% for men and 46.4% for women. 51% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 8 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 23 (4%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 27 (5%) · **■** Marginal 499 (89%)

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 Ranka

- Jolanga1,232 people
- Puregara1,216 people
- Manjhgawan1,188 people
- Khardiha1,145 people
- Pindra1,106 people
- Baradih1,080 people
- Jogi Khura1,025 people
- Siroi Alias Belwadamar987 people

[All 81 villages in Ranka](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/garhwa/ranka/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gaurgara?822125
- How far is Gaurgara from Garhwa?35 km by road
- What is the population of Gaurgara?1,122 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gaurgara in?Garhwa district (Ranka sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Gaurgara?55.9% (Census 2011)