# Mohanpur Gaughatta Village, Colgong, Bhagalpur (Bihar)

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Village · Colgong, Bhagalpur 

# Mohanpur Gaughatta

Mohanpur Gaughatta is a village in Colgong sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **12,083 people in 2,389 households**, the 4th largest of 147 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.2%.

- 12,083people (2011)
- 2,389households
- 61.9%literacy
- 885females per 1,000 males

## Mohanpur Gaughatta PIN code and other codes

Mohanpur Gaughatta falls in Colgong sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatCaria
- Community development blockColgong
- Census village code239150

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

## How far is Mohanpur Gaughatta from nearby towns?

- Colgong (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Bhagalpur (district HQ)38 km by road
- Colgong (nearest town)15 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 Mohanpur Gaughatta?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Mohanpur Gaughatta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Khisundaspur
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Colgong
- ○Degree college10+ km · Colgong
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Mohanpur Gaughatta known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 12% of the 999 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 Mohanpur Gaughatta

Of every 100 households in Mohanpur Gaughatta in 2011, 8 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mohanpur Gaughatta · ■ Colgong rural average

Electricity for lighting ****8%**

**32%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**78%

Tap water ****5%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****58%**

**44%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**84%

Use banking services ****51%**

**42%

Television ****8%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**7%

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

**1%

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

**31%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Mohanpur Gaughatta?

■ Mohanpur Gaughatta · ■ Colgong rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.9%**

**58.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****885**

**872

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1062**

**947

Working population ****36.0%**

**30.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.6% for men and 50.4% for women. 48% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 400 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,020 (23%) · **■** Household industry 39 (1%) · **■** Other work 437 (10%) · **■** Marginal 2,454 (56%)

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

- Shankarpur Khawas38,852 people
- Bholsar17,421 people
- Kishundaspur14,824 people
- Dhanaura11,740 people
- Parmanandpur Khawas11,229 people
- Sangalbahita9,574 people
- Ekchari8,945 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Mohanpur Gaughatta from Bhagalpur?38 km by road
- What is the population of Mohanpur Gaughatta?12,083 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mohanpur Gaughatta in?Bhagalpur district (Colgong sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Mohanpur Gaughatta?61.9% (Census 2011)