# Gurgawn Village, Majhgaon, Pashchimi Singhbhum (Jharkhand) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/pashchimi-singhbhum/majhgaon/gurgawn/ Village · Majhgaon, Pashchimi Singhbhum # Gurgawn Gurgawn is a village in Majhgaon sub-district of Pashchimi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, PIN code **833214**. The 2011 Census counted **1,447 people in 303 households**, the 14th largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.0%. - 1,447people (2011) - 303households - 57.0%literacy - 833214PIN code ## Gurgawn PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gurgawn is 833214.** Gurgawn falls in Majhgaon sub-district, Pashchimi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand. - PIN code833214 - Gram panchayatBaliaposi - Community development blockMajhgaon - Census village code378522 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gurgawn from nearby towns? - Majhgaon (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Chaibasa (district HQ)51 km by road - Chaibasa (nearest town)51 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 Gurgawn? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Gurgawn; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Majhgaon - ○Degree college10+ km · Chaibasa - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chaibasa - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 5 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 Gurgawn known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 72% of the 235 hectares of village land is sown, and 7 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 Gurgawn Of every 100 households in Gurgawn in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Gurgawn · ■ Majhgaon rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **50% Toilet within the home ****0%** **4% No toilet (open defecation) ****100%** **94% Tap water ****0%** **8% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **2% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **0% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **100% Use banking services ****24%** **24% Television ****3%** **4% Mobile phone ****12%** **15% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****3%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****29%** **38% 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 Gurgawn? ■ Gurgawn · ■ Majhgaon rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****57.0%** **52.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****999** **1024 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****944** **998 Working population ****47.3%** **54.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 66.6% for men and 47.4% for women. 61% of men and 34% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 191 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (1%) · **■** Household industry 86 (13%) · **■** Other work 28 (4%) · **■** Marginal 372 (54%) 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 Majhgaon - Balibandh1,558 people - Asan Pat1,490 people - Tarapai1,490 people - Kantabila1,486 people - Punduaburu1,421 people - Nawaganw1,302 people - Sarda1,250 people - Khairpal1,242 people [All 88 villages in Majhgaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/pashchimi-singhbhum/majhgaon/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gurgawn?833214 - How far is Gurgawn from Chaibasa?51 km by road - What is the population of Gurgawn?1,447 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gurgawn in?Pashchimi Singhbhum district (Majhgaon sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Gurgawn?57.0% (Census 2011)