# Ghorpithia Village, Shahkund, Bhagalpur (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Shahkund, Bhagalpur 

# Ghorpithia

Ghorpithia is a village in Shahkund sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,694 people in 799 households**, the 14th largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.7%.

- 3,694people (2011)
- 799households
- 66.2%literacy
- 953females per 1,000 males

## Ghorpithia PIN code and other codes

Ghorpithia falls in Shahkund sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKhulni
- Community development blockShahkund
- Census village code239793

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

## How far is Ghorpithia from nearby towns?

- Shahkund (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Bhagalpur (district HQ)37 km by road
- Bhagalpur (nearest town)37 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 Ghorpithia?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Ghorpithia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Shahkund
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Barari
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 4 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 Ghorpithia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 19% of the 349 hectares of village land is sown, and 11 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 Ghorpithia

Of every 100 households in Ghorpithia in 2011, 16 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ghorpithia · ■ Shahkund rural average

Electricity for lighting ****16%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**76%

Tap water ****1%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**3%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****73%**

**50%

Television ****15%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**29%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Ghorpithia?

■ Ghorpithia · ■ Shahkund rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.2%**

**62.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953**

**880

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1006**

**927

Working population ****38.3%**

**36.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.5% for men and 59.6% for women. 51% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 212 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 465 (33%) · **■** Household industry 17 (1%) · **■** Other work 189 (13%) · **■** Marginal 530 (38%)

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 Shahkund

- Ratanpur4,471 people
- Chandpur3,892 people
- Baurgaon3,790 people
- Dindealpur3,758 people
- Makanpur3,501 people
- Harpur3,209 people
- Bhulni3,120 people
- Pairdominiamal3,109 people

[All 170 villages in Shahkund](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/shahkund/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Ghorpithia from Bhagalpur?37 km by road
- What is the population of Ghorpithia?3,694 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghorpithia in?Bhagalpur district (Shahkund sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Ghorpithia?66.2% (Census 2011)