# Gothahula Village, Arrah, Bhojpur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Arrah, Bhojpur 

# Gothahula

Gothahula is a village in Arrah sub-district of Bhojpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,548 people in 922 households**, the 3rd largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.9%.

- 5,548people (2011)
- 922households
- 56.3%literacy
- 946females per 1,000 males

## Gothahula PIN code and other codes

Gothahula falls in Arrah sub-district, Bhojpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatGothahula
- Community development blockArrah
- Census village code246740

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

## How far is Gothahula from nearby towns?

- Arrah (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Arrah (district HQ)8 km by road
- Arrah (nearest town)8 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 Gothahula?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Gothahula; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Shahpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Arrah
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Arrah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)2 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 Gothahula known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 65% of the 295 hectares of village land is sown, and 104 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 Gothahula

Of every 100 households in Gothahula in 2011, 10 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gothahula · ■ Arrah rural average

Electricity for lighting ****10%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**75%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****61%**

**76%

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

**6%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****38%**

**61%

Television ****9%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**10%

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

**1%

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

**21%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Gothahula?

■ Gothahula · ■ Arrah rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.3%**

**69.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946**

**890

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****963**

**900

Working population ****31.7%**

**27.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.6% for men and 42.1% for women. 45% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 467 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 678 (39%) · **■** Household industry 51 (3%) · **■** Other work 219 (12%) · **■** Marginal 342 (19%)

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 Arrah

- Jamira13,891 people
- Dhamar7,279 people
- Ijri5,455 people
- Ganghar5,324 people
- Sonadia5,262 people
- Sundarpur Barja4,951 people

[All 115 villages in Arrah](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/arrah/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gothahula from Arrah?8 km by road
- What is the population of Gothahula?5,548 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gothahula in?Bhojpur district (Arrah sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gothahula?56.3% (Census 2011)