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

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Village · Shahkund, Bhagalpur 

# Goriasi

Goriasi is a village in Shahkund sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,189 people in 260 households**, the 57th largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.7%.

- 1,189people (2011)
- 260households
- 62.6%literacy
- 861females per 1,000 males

## Goriasi PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatDindayalpur
- Community development blockShahkund
- Census village code239777

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

## How far is Goriasi from nearby towns?

- Shahkund (sub-district HQ)4 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 Goriasi?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Goriasi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Shahkund
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 5 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 Goriasi known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 71% of the 60 hectares of village land is sown, and 26 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 Goriasi

Of every 100 households in Goriasi in 2011, 22 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Goriasi · ■ Shahkund rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**76%

Tap water ****10%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**36%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**92%

Use banking services ****24%**

**50%

Television ****6%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****48%**

**29%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Goriasi?

■ Goriasi · ■ Shahkund rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.6%**

**62.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****861**

**880

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****934**

**927

Working population ****25.7%**

**36.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.0% for men and 52.8% for women. 44% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 70 (23%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 233 (76%)

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

- Dohradih1,387 people
- Bagh Chappar1,360 people
- Karharia1,348 people
- Ibrahimpur1,199 people
- Harnathpur1,160 people
- Sultanpur1,135 people
- Dewakharkita1,123 people
- Laugain1,116 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Goriasi from Bhagalpur?25 km by road
- What is the population of Goriasi?1,189 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Goriasi in?Bhagalpur district (Shahkund sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Goriasi?62.6% (Census 2011)