# Gosain Chak Village, Rajaun, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Rajaun, Banka 

# Gosain Chak

Gosain Chak is a village in Rajaun sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **542 people in 98 households**, the 121st largest of 166 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.3%.

- 542people (2011)
- 98households
- 78.3%literacy
- 856females per 1,000 males

## Gosain Chak PIN code and other codes

Gosain Chak falls in Rajaun sub-district, Banka district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatNawada Kharauni
- Community development blockRajaun
- Census village code240872

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

## How far is Gosain Chak from nearby towns?

- Rajaun (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)38 km by road
- Banka (nearest town)38 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 Gosain Chak?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kathbangaow
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhusia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)1 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 Gosain Chak known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and maize**. About 61% of the 134 hectares of village land is sown, and 82 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 Gosain Chak

Of every 100 households in Gosain Chak in 2011, 98 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gosain Chak · ■ Rajaun rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****82%**

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**92%

Use banking services ****50%**

**41%

Television ****13%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**35%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Gosain Chak?

■ Gosain Chak · ■ Rajaun rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.3%**

**62.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****856**

**907

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****830**

**948

Working population ****22.1%**

**37.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.9% for men and 68.2% for women. 38% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 51 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 30 (25%) · **■** Other work 9 (8%) · **■** Marginal 30 (25%)

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 Rajaun

- Kharauni622 people
- Kolhara559 people
- Dealpur557 people
- Dhania Gorihia552 people
- Faizpur531 people
- Islampur512 people
- Orhara502 people
- Sohani501 people

[All 207 villages in Rajaun](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/rajaun/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gosain Chak from Banka?38 km by road
- What is the population of Gosain Chak?542 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gosain Chak in?Banka district (Rajaun sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gosain Chak?78.3% (Census 2011)