# Gopalpur Village, Amarpur, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Amarpur, Banka 

# Gopalpur

Gopalpur is a village in Amarpur sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **803 people in 166 households**, the 73rd largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.9%.

- 803people (2011)
- 166households
- 77.0%literacy
- 954females per 1,000 males

## Gopalpur PIN code and other codes

Gopalpur falls in Amarpur sub-district, Banka district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMahadeopur
- Community development blockAmarpur
- Census village code240597

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?

- Amarpur (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)24 km by road
- Amarpur (nearest town)4 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

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sahpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Banka
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 1 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 74% of the 116 hectares of village land is sown, and 67 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, 17 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gopalpur · ■ Amarpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****17%**

**21%

Toilet within the home ****34%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**82%

Tap water ****3%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****45%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**92%

Use banking services ****24%**

**39%

Television ****14%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****48%**

**35%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 · ■ Amarpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.0%**

**62.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954**

**905

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****671**

**945

Working population ****40.6%**

**33.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.8% for men and 72.4% for women. 46% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 87 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 46 (14%) · **■** Other work 45 (14%) · **■** Marginal 148 (45%)

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 Amarpur

- Dauna885 people
- Moghlani Chak821 people
- Orai821 people
- Biddu Bishunpur817 people
- Patki801 people
- Bhimsen784 people
- Molna Chak783 people
- Gobindpur773 people

[All 176 villages in Amarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/amarpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gopalpur from Banka?24 km by road
- What is the population of Gopalpur?803 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gopalpur in?Banka district (Amarpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gopalpur?77.0% (Census 2011)