# Gowai Village, Bandgaon, Pashchimi Singhbhum (Jharkhand)

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Village · Bandgaon, Pashchimi Singhbhum 

# Gowai

Gowai is a village in Bandgaon sub-district of Pashchimi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, PIN code **835216**. The 2011 Census counted **293 people in 59 households**, the 102nd largest of 214 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 54.5%.

- 293people (2011)
- 59households
- 52.9%literacy
- 835216PIN code

## Gowai PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gowai is 835216.** Gowai falls in Bandgaon sub-district, Pashchimi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code835216
- Gram panchayatTewo
- Community development blockBandgaon
- Census village code377159

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

## How far is Gowai from nearby towns?

- Chakradharpur (district HQ)23 km by road
- Chakradharpur (nearest town)33 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 Gowai?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Gowai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school10+ km · Chakradharpur
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chakradharpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chakradharpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ranchi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds

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 Gowai known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 10% of the 163 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Gowai

Of every 100 households in Gowai in 2011, 21 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gowai · ■ Bandgaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****21%**

**18%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**2%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**97%

Tap water ****2%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**2%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****0%**

**49%

Television ****0%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**12%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****2%**

**37%

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 Gowai?

■ Gowai · ■ Bandgaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.9%**

**54.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1063**

**1002

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****897**

**994

Working population ****50.5%**

**49.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.5% for men and 41.6% for women. 51% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 52 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (3%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 90 (61%)

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 Bandgaon

- Angariya301 people
- Kala295 people
- Mahto Deogaon295 people
- Jarkandi294 people
- Roro292 people
- Huangdih288 people
- Tilopada288 people
- Putida283 people

[All 216 villages in Bandgaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/pashchimi-singhbhum/bandgaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gowai?835216
- How far is Gowai from Chakradharpur?23 km by road
- What is the population of Gowai?293 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gowai in?Pashchimi Singhbhum district (Bandgaon sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Gowai?52.9% (Census 2011)