Village · Burmu, Ranchi # Gurgain Gurgain is a village in Burmu sub-district of Ranchi district, Jharkhand, PIN code 835214. The 2011 Census counted 3,008 people in 558 households, the 5th largest of 77 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.5%. - 3,008 people (2011) - 558 households - 64.6% literacy - 835214 PIN code ## Gurgain PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Gurgain is 835214. Gurgain falls in Burmu sub-district, Ranchi district, Jharkhand. - PIN code 835214 - Gram panchayat Gurgain - Community development block Burmu - Census village code 373433 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Gurgain from nearby towns? - Burmu (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road - Ranchi (district HQ) 30 km by road - Ranchi (nearest town) 30 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Gurgain? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Gurgain; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Primary health centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Allopathic hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Alternative medicine hospital In village · 2 · 2 doctors - ● Post office In village - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Ranchi - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Ranchi - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Ranchi - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Railway station under 5 km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 15 h summer · 10 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Gurgain known for? The main crops are rice. About 100% of the 590 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Gurgain Of every 100 households in Gurgain in 2011, 26 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Gurgain · ■ Burmu rural average - Electricity for lighting 26% 28% - Toilet within the home 10% 10% - No toilet (open defecation) 90% 88% - Tap water 11% 3% - Drinking water within premises 4% 4% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 95% 94% - Use banking services 45% 67% - Television 15% 14% - Mobile phone 32% 36% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 9% 10% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 31% 17% - Own their home 98% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Gurgain? ■ Gurgain · ■ Burmu rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 64.6% 64.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 989 969 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1129 967 - Working population 44.6% 45.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.7% for men and 56.3% for women. 52% of men and 37% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 420 (31%) · ■ Farm labourers 39 (3%) · ■ Household industry 45 (3%) · ■ Other work 156 (12%) · ■ Marginal 682 (51%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Burmu - Ginjothakurgaon 5,862 people - Burmu 3,661 people - Umedanda 3,644 people - Chakme 3,023 people - Murupiri 2,747 people - Binja 2,284 people - Makka 2,188 people - Khakhra 2,024 people All 77 villages in Burmu ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gurgain? 835214 - How far is Gurgain from Ranchi? 30 km by road - What is the population of Gurgain? 3,008 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gurgain in? Ranchi district (Burmu sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Gurgain? 64.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/ranchi/burmu/gurgain/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.