# Gorgawan Village, Mahagama, Godda (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Mahagama, Godda 

# Gorgawan

Gorgawan is a village in Mahagama sub-district of Godda district, Jharkhand, PIN code **814154**. The 2011 Census counted **1,865 people in 279 households**, the 22nd largest of 245 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.2%.

- 1,865people (2011)
- 279households
- 43.9%literacy
- 814154PIN code

## Gorgawan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gorgawan is 814154.** Gorgawan falls in Mahagama sub-district, Godda district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code814154
- Gram panchayatGarhi
- Community development blockMahagama
- Census village code356508

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?

- Mahagama (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Godda (district HQ)42 km by road
- Godda (nearest town)42 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?

8 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
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Hanwara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Godda
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dumka
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 10 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 **rice**. About 83% of the 131 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 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, 55 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gorgawan · ■ Mahagama rural average

Electricity for lighting ****55%**

**18%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**89%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%**

**67%

Use banking services ****66%**

**37%

Television ****12%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**31%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 · ■ Mahagama rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****43.9%**

**54.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****901**

**967

Working population ****42.2%**

**41.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 50.2% for men and 37.2% for women. 50% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 151 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 559 (71%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 61 (8%) · **■** Marginal 9 (1%)

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 Mahagama

- Mohanpur1,934 people
- Sirinathpur1,928 people
- Milik Hanwara1,895 people
- Kasba1,871 people
- Jiajori1,843 people
- Sarbhanga1,755 people
- Basua1,752 people
- Ghuthi1,728 people

[All 363 villages in Mahagama](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/godda/mahagama/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gorgawan?814154
- How far is Gorgawan from Godda?42 km by road
- What is the population of Gorgawan?1,865 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gorgawan in?Godda district (Mahagama sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Gorgawan?43.9% (Census 2011)