# Golakpur Village, Koilwar, Bhojpur (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Koilwar, Bhojpur 

# Golakpur

Golakpur is a village in Koilwar sub-district of Bhojpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,778 people in 295 households**, the 36th largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.7%.

- 1,778people (2011)
- 295households
- 77.2%literacy
- 900females per 1,000 males

## Golakpur PIN code and other codes

Golakpur falls in Koilwar sub-district, Bhojpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatChanda
- Community development blockKoilwar
- Census village code246931

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

## How far is Golakpur from nearby towns?

- Koilwar (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Arrah (district HQ)15 km by road
- Koilwar (nearest town)16 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 Golakpur?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Golakpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Arrah
- ○Degree college10+ km · Arrah
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Arrah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 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 Golakpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 88% of the 137 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 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 Golakpur

Of every 100 households in Golakpur in 2011, 16 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Golakpur · ■ Koilwar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****16%**

**22%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**68%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****76%**

**69%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**86%

Use banking services ****73%**

**62%

Television ****24%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**10%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****25%**

**21%

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 Golakpur?

■ Golakpur · ■ Koilwar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.2%**

**70.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****900**

**898

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1088**

**924

Working population ****30.8%**

**29.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.4% for men and 64.4% for women. 45% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 82 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 16 (3%) · **■** Household industry 46 (8%) · **■** Other work 120 (22%) · **■** Marginal 283 (52%)

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 Koilwar

- Pachaina1,971 people
- Amma Narbirpur1,945 people
- Jahanpur1,934 people
- Bhagwatpur1,792 people
- Gopalpur1,753 people
- Lodipur1,753 people
- Chandwa1,672 people
- Kazi Chak1,669 people

[All 71 villages in Koilwar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/koilwar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Golakpur from Arrah?15 km by road
- What is the population of Golakpur?1,778 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Golakpur in?Bhojpur district (Koilwar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Golakpur?77.2% (Census 2011)