# Gopalpur Village, Colgong, Bhagalpur (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Colgong, Bhagalpur 

# Gopalpur

Gopalpur is a village in Colgong sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar, PIN code **853205**. The 2011 Census counted **534 people in 94 households**, the 100th largest of 147 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 34.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.2%.

- 534people (2011)
- 94households
- 34.0%literacy
- 853205PIN code

## Gopalpur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gopalpur is 853205.** Gopalpur falls in Colgong sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar.

- PIN code853205
- Gram panchayatOriap
- Community development blockColgong
- Census village code239274

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?

- Colgong (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Bhagalpur (district HQ)25 km by road
- Colgong (nearest town)5 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?

5 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kahalgaow
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kahalgaow
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 86% of the 63 hectares of village land is sown, and 23 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, 30 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gopalpur · ■ Colgong rural average

Electricity for lighting ****30%**

**32%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**78%

Tap water ****1%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****59%**

**44%

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

**4%

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

**84%

Use banking services ****22%**

**42%

Television ****5%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****45%**

**31%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 · ■ Colgong rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****34.0%**

**58.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****768**

**872

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****868**

**947

Working population ****23.6%**

**30.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 35.7% for men and 31.7% for women. 39% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 2 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 60 (48%) · **■** Household industry 5 (4%) · **■** Other work 56 (44%) · **■** Marginal 3 (2%)

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 Colgong

- Semaria580 people
- Bhalua570 people
- Jahanatikar563 people
- Salandra551 people
- Madhepura512 people
- Kharikhan503 people
- Bhuska500 people
- Sultanabad494 people

[All 209 villages in Colgong](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/colgong/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gopalpur?853205
- How far is Gopalpur from Bhagalpur?25 km by road
- What is the population of Gopalpur?534 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gopalpur in?Bhagalpur district (Colgong sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gopalpur?34.0% (Census 2011)