# Goshainpur Village, Kursakatta, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Kursakatta, Araria 

# Goshainpur

Goshainpur is a village in Kursakatta sub-district of Araria district, Bihar, PIN code **854331**. The 2011 Census counted **660 people in 140 households**, the 58th largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.9%.

- 660people (2011)
- 140households
- 46.7%literacy
- 854331PIN code

## Goshainpur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Goshainpur is 854331.** Goshainpur falls in Kursakatta sub-district, Araria district, Bihar.

- PIN code854331
- Gram panchayatShankarpur
- Community development blockKursakatta
- Census village code221894

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

## How far is Goshainpur from nearby towns?

- Kursakatta (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Araria (district HQ)43 km by road
- Forbesganj (nearest town)20 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 Goshainpur?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Goshainpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Forbesganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Purnea
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Forbesganj
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds

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 Goshainpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 80% of the 108 hectares of village land is sown, and 64 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 Goshainpur

Of every 100 households in Goshainpur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Goshainpur · ■ Kursakatta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**93%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****69%**

**57%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****0%**

**16%

Television ****1%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**25%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Goshainpur?

■ Goshainpur · ■ Kursakatta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.7%**

**56.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958**

**913

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1209**

**952

Working population ****45.5%**

**41.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 54.8% for men and 37.6% for women. 46% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 7 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 32 (11%) · **■** Other work 4 (1%) · **■** Marginal 257 (86%)

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 Kursakatta

- Bhag Parasi795 people
- Hata Bakhri770 people
- Banmali705 people
- Bhimpur Khar691 people
- Musapur471 people
- Bakhri Milik467 people
- Mal Parasi367 people
- MaheshKhunt Jagir299 people

[All 69 villages in Kursakatta](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/kursakatta/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Goshainpur?854331
- How far is Goshainpur from Araria?43 km by road
- What is the population of Goshainpur?660 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Goshainpur in?Araria district (Kursakatta sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Goshainpur?46.7% (Census 2011)