# Gurguriya Village, Chakulia, Purbi Singhbhum (Jharkhand)

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Village · Chakulia, Purbi Singhbhum 

# Gurguriya

Gurguriya is a village in Chakulia sub-district of Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, PIN code **832301**. The 2011 Census counted **358 people in 73 households**, the 124th largest of 257 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.3%.

- 358people (2011)
- 73households
- 66.7%literacy
- 832301PIN code

## Gurguriya PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gurguriya is 832301.** Gurguriya falls in Chakulia sub-district, Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code832301
- Gram panchayatChandanpur
- Community development blockChakulia
- Census village code364460

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

## How far is Gurguriya from nearby towns?

- Chakulia (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Jamsedpur (district HQ)80 km by road
- Chakulia (nearest town)18 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 Gurguriya?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Gurguriya; 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●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
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kerukocha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ghatshila
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ghatshila
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 6 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 Gurguriya known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 15% of the 134 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 Gurguriya

Of every 100 households in Gurguriya in 2011, 81 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gurguriya · ■ Chakulia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****81%**

**65%

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

**7%

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

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**8%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**99%

Use banking services ****38%**

**47%

Television ****10%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**7%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****20%**

**16%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Gurguriya?

■ Gurguriya · ■ Chakulia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.7%**

**64.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****935**

**980

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****718**

**959

Working population ****52.2%**

**48.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.9% for men and 50.3% for women. 53% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Household industry 9 (5%) · **■** Other work 44 (24%) · **■** Marginal 133 (71%)

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 Chakulia

- Phaldhuya363 people
- Shalbani362 people
- Gohaldangra361 people
- Sisakhun361 people
- Burujbani357 people
- Kadmasholi357 people
- Amlagura356 people
- Pakuriyashol355 people

[All 269 villages in Chakulia](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/purbi-singhbhum/chakulia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gurguriya?832301
- How far is Gurguriya from Jamsedpur?80 km by road
- What is the population of Gurguriya?358 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gurguriya in?Purbi Singhbhum district (Chakulia sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Gurguriya?66.7% (Census 2011)
