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

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Village · Raniganj, Araria 

# Gopalpur

Gopalpur is a village in Raniganj sub-district of Araria district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **6,945 people in 1,258 households**, the 20th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 49.7%.

- 6,945people (2011)
- 1,258households
- 53.8%literacy
- 908females per 1,000 males

## Gopalpur PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatParihari
- Community development blockRaniganj
- Census village code221796

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?

- Raniganj (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Araria (district HQ)45 km by road
- Araria (nearest town)45 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?

9 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
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Araria
- ○Degree college10+ km · Raniganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Araria
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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, wheat and maize**. About 66% of the 630 hectares of village land is sown, and 180 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, 0 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gopalpur · ■ Raniganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****66%**

**62%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****14%**

**23%

Television ****1%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

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

**1%

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

**34%

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 Gopalpur?

■ Gopalpur · ■ Raniganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.8%**

**49.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****908**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****966**

**960

Working population ****50.1%**

**41.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.3% for men and 44.2% for women. 51% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 801 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,983 (57%) · **■** Household industry 56 (2%) · **■** Other work 30 (1%) · **■** Marginal 611 (18%)

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 Raniganj

- Bagulaha7,603 people
- Gunwanti7,518 people
- Kharsahi7,388 people
- Rampur7,384 people
- Mohni6,859 people
- Pahasra6,265 people
- Ghaghri6,203 people
- Dhama6,142 people

[All 89 villages in Raniganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/raniganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gopalpur from Araria?45 km by road
- What is the population of Gopalpur?6,945 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gopalpur in?Araria district (Raniganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gopalpur?53.8% (Census 2011)