Gurhanwa, Dhaka, Purbi Champaran, Bihar, India

Content updated on May 27, 2024.

Geographic Location of Gurhanwa


The village Gurhanwa is located in Dhaka C.D.Block of Purbi Champaran District in the State of Bihar in India. It is governed by Gurhanwa Gram Panchayat. It comes under Dhaka Community Development Block. The nearest town is Dhaka, which is about 9 kilometers away from Gurhanwa.

Travel and Communication for Gurhanwa


Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station in the village.

Postal Address:
Gurhanwa,
Purbi Champaran,
Bihar, India
PIN - 845304

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Gurhanwa


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Gurhanwa is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Gurhanwa is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Gurhanwa


As per available data from the year 2009, 3411 persons live in 738 house holds in the village Gurhanwa. There are 1593 female individuals and 1818 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 46.7% and males constitute 53.3% of the total population.

There are 483 scheduled castes persons of which 222 are females and 261 are males. Females constitute 45.96% and males constitute 54.04% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 14.16% of the total population.

Population density of Gurhanwa is 3217.92 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Gurhanwa


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Total area of Gurhanwa is 106 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 91 ha. About 20 ha is un-irrigated area. About 71 ha is irrigated area. About 30 ha is irrigated by canal water. About 20 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 21 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 3 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 2 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands. About 1 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 2 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 3 ha is culturable waste land. About 2 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 2 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Gurhanwa


There are 2 private pre-primary schools in the village Gurhanwa.

There are 3 government primary schools. Additionally, there are 2 private primary schools in the village Gurhanwa.

There is a government middle school in the village Gurhanwa.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Khairwa, which is 5-10 kms away from Gurhanwa.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Dhaka, which is more than 10 kms away from Gurhanwa.

Colleges in Gurhanwa


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Areraj, which is 5-10 kms away from Gurhanwa.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a government engineering college in Motihari, which is more than 10 kms away from Gurhanwa.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Muzaffarpur, which is more than 10 kms away from Gurhanwa.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Muzaffarpur, which is more than 10 kms away from Gurhanwa.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Motihari, which is more than 10 kms away from Gurhanwa.

Other Educational Facilities in Gurhanwa


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Motihari, which is more than 10 kms away from Gurhanwa.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Motihari, which is more than 10 kms away from Gurhanwa.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Motihari, which is more than 10 kms away from Gurhanwa.

Healthcare Facilities in Gurhanwa


There is a community health centre 5-10 kms away from Gurhanwa.

There is a primary health centre 5-10 kms away from Gurhanwa.

There is a primary health sub-centre with 1 doctors and 2 paramedical staff in the village Gurhanwa.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre with 1 doctors and 1 paramedical staff in the village Gurhanwa.

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Gurhanwa.

There is a allopathic hospital 5-10 kms away from Gurhanwa.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Gurhanwa.

There is a dispensary 5-10 kms away from Gurhanwa.

There is a veterinary hospital 5-10 kms away from Gurhanwa.

There is a mobile health centre more than 10 kms away from Gurhanwa.

There is a family welfare centre with 1 doctors and 1 paramedical staff in the village Gurhanwa.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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