# Goshaingaon Village, Gopalpur, Bhagalpur (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/gopalpur/goshaingaon-238992/ Village · Gopalpur, Bhagalpur # Goshaingaon Goshaingaon is a village in Gopalpur sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **11,326 people in 2,036 households**, the 4th largest of 9 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.4%. - 11,326people (2011) - 2,036households - 69.4%literacy - 885females per 1,000 males ## Goshaingaon PIN code and other codes Goshaingaon falls in Gopalpur sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatMakandpur - Community development blockGopalpur - Census village code238992 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Goshaingaon from nearby towns? - Gopalpur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Bhagalpur (district HQ)40 km by road - Nawgachhia (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 Goshaingaon? 24 services counted by the Census are inside Goshaingaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 5 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Nawgachhia - ○Degree college10+ km · Nawgachhia - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagal Pur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 3 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 Goshaingaon known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 89% of the 243 hectares of village land is sown, and 194 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 Goshaingaon Of every 100 households in Goshaingaon in 2011, 42 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Goshaingaon · ■ Gopalpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****42%** **19% Toilet within the home ****56%** **28% No toilet (open defecation) ****38%** **70% Tap water ****9%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****54%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%** **92% Use banking services ****49%** **34% Television ****23%** **16% Mobile phone ****56%** **51% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****6%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****27%** **30% Own their home ****99%** **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 Goshaingaon? ■ Goshaingaon · ■ Gopalpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.4%** **64.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****885** **876 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****968** **948 Working population ****29.2%** **33.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.3% for men and 62.5% for women. 45% of men and 11% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 534 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 466 (14%) · **■** Household industry 178 (5%) · **■** Other work 766 (23%) · **■** Marginal 1,361 (41%) 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 Gopalpur - Saidpur Dabra37,101 people - Tintanga *11,785 people - Abhia11,527 people - Dimha6,232 people - Makanpur5,094 people - Dharhara4,537 people - Azmabad3,936 people [All 19 villages in Gopalpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/gopalpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Goshaingaon from Bhagalpur?40 km by road - What is the population of Goshaingaon?11,326 (Census 2011) - Which district is Goshaingaon in?Bhagalpur district (Gopalpur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Goshaingaon?69.4% (Census 2011)