# Gopalpur Village, Forbesganj, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Forbesganj, Araria 

# Gopalpur

Gopalpur is a village in Forbesganj sub-district of Araria district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,846 people in 351 households**, the 61st largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.6%.

- 1,846people (2011)
- 351households
- 55.5%literacy
- 923females per 1,000 males

## Gopalpur PIN code and other codes

Gopalpur falls in Forbesganj sub-district, Araria district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMajhua
- Community development blockForbesganj
- Census village code221600

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

## How far is Gopalpur from nearby towns?

- Forbesganj (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Araria (district HQ)30 km by road
- Farbisganj (nearest town)3 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 Gopalpur?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Gopalpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary 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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Farbisganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Farbisganj
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Farbisganj
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)4 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 Gopalpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 71% of the 214 hectares of village land is sown, and 27 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 Gopalpur

Of every 100 households in Gopalpur in 2011, 52 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gopalpur · ■ Forbesganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**91%

Tap water ****2%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****86%**

**67%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**97%

Use banking services ****17%**

**20%

Television ****16%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**35%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Gopalpur?

■ Gopalpur · ■ Forbesganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.5%**

**52.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****923**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****913**

**955

Working population ****36.5%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.4% for men and 48.0% for women. 47% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 68 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 93 (14%) · **■** Other work 159 (24%) · **■** Marginal 354 (53%)

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 Forbesganj

- Bhantabari2,142 people
- Manikpur Halhalia2,058 people
- Bara1,977 people
- Halhalia jagir1,927 people
- Hatpothia1,842 people
- Bhagparwaha1,830 people
- Baijnathpur1,718 people
- Ramganj1,696 people

[All 108 villages in Forbesganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/forbesganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gopalpur from Araria?30 km by road
- What is the population of Gopalpur?1,846 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gopalpur in?Araria district (Forbesganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gopalpur?55.5% (Census 2011)