# Gobrain Village, Shahkund, Bhagalpur (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/shahkund/gobrain-239855/ Village · Shahkund, Bhagalpur # Gobrain Gobrain is a village in Shahkund sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar, PIN code **812006**. The 2011 Census counted **8,106 people in 1,517 households**, the 1st largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.7%. - 8,106people (2011) - 1,517households - 69.3%literacy - 812006PIN code ## Gobrain PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gobrain is 812006.** Gobrain falls in Shahkund sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar. - PIN code812006 - Gram panchayatHarnath - Community development blockShahkund - Census village code239855 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gobrain from nearby towns? - Shahkund (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Bhagalpur (district HQ)25 km by road - Bhagalpur (nearest town)25 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 Gobrain? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Gobrain; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bhagalpur - ○Degree college10+ km · Bhagalpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 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 Gobrain known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 93% of the 761 hectares of village land is sown, and 55 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 Gobrain Of every 100 households in Gobrain in 2011, 6 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Gobrain · ■ Shahkund rural average Electricity for lighting ****6%** **19% Toilet within the home ****18%** **23% No toilet (open defecation) ****81%** **76% Tap water ****3%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****36%** **36% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%** **92% Use banking services ****49%** **50% Television ****15%** **12% Mobile phone ****55%** **52% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****5%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****28%** **29% 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 Gobrain? ■ Gobrain · ■ Shahkund rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.3%** **62.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****859** **880 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****914** **927 Working population ****33.9%** **36.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.0% for men and 60.3% for women. 47% of men and 19% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 226 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 530 (19%) · **■** Household industry 46 (2%) · **■** Other work 350 (13%) · **■** Marginal 1,599 (58%) 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 - Sajaur7,584 people - Jagaria6,433 people - Khaira6,383 people - Kasba kherhi6,135 people [All 170 villages in Shahkund](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/shahkund/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gobrain?812006 - How far is Gobrain from Bhagalpur?25 km by road - What is the population of Gobrain?8,106 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gobrain in?Bhagalpur district (Shahkund sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Gobrain?69.3% (Census 2011)