Village · Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur, Arwal
# Gonpura

Gonpura is a village in Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur sub-district of Arwal district, Bihar, PIN code 804421. The 2011 Census counted 1,358 people in 232 households, the 25th largest of 43 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.2%.
- 1,358 people (2011)
- 232 households
- 65.5% literacy
- 804421 PIN code

## Gonpura PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Gonpura is 804421. Gonpura falls in Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur sub-district, Arwal district, Bihar.
- PIN code 804421
- Gram panchayat Khatangi
- Community development block Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur
- Census village code 260820

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Gonpura from nearby towns?
- Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road
- Arwal (district HQ) 40 km by road
- Arwal (nearest town) 40 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Gonpura?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Gonpura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Kurtha
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Darheta
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and canal / river

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Gonpura known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 46% of the 197 hectares of village land is sown, and 86 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Gonpura

Of every 100 households in Gonpura in 2011, 0 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gonpura · ■ Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 0%
- Toilet within the home 9% 17%
- No toilet (open defecation) 45% 82%
- Tap water 0% 1%
- Drinking water within premises 39% 60%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 98%
- Use banking services 92% 51%
- Television 0% 5%
- Mobile phone 52% 49%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 2% 5%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 24% 32%
- Own their home 100% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Gonpura?

■ Gonpura · ■ Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 65.5% 64.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 968 944
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 907 955
- Working population 51.2% 37.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.1% for men and 51.5% for women. 51% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 113 (16%) · ■ Farm labourers 556 (80%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 13 (2%) · ■ Marginal 12 (2%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur
- Kurmanwan 1,690 people
- Doniala 1,436 people
- Makhmilpur 1,376 people
- Bhagwatipur 1,360 people
- Akranga 1,272 people
- Karwa Balram 1,240 people
- Wor Bigha 936 people
- Moglapur 919 people

All 46 villages in Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Gonpura? 804421
- How far is Gonpura from Arwal? 40 km by road
- What is the population of Gonpura? 1,358 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gonpura in? Arwal district (Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gonpura? 65.5% (Census 2011)

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