# Gogsand Village, Piro, Bhojpur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Piro, Bhojpur 

# Gogsand

Gogsand is a village in Piro sub-district of Bhojpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **937 people in 149 households**, the 73rd largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.4%.

- 937people (2011)
- 149households
- 72.1%literacy
- 848females per 1,000 males

## Gogsand PIN code and other codes

Gogsand falls in Piro sub-district, Bhojpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKatariya
- Community development blockPiro
- Census village code247362

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

## How far is Gogsand from nearby towns?

- Piro (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Arrah (district HQ)56 km by road
- Piro (nearest town)6 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 Gogsand?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Jangalmahal
- ○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
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river

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 Gogsand known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 97% of the 62 hectares of village land is sown, and 57 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 Gogsand

Of every 100 households in Gogsand in 2011, 1 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Gogsand · ■ Piro rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**80%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****88%**

**78%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****42%**

**62%

Television ****9%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**2%

None of these assets ****22%**

**22%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Gogsand?

■ Gogsand · ■ Piro rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.1%**

**70.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****848**

**926

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****784**

**919

Working population ****24.9%**

**29.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.5% for men and 57.6% for women. 45% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 49 (21%) · **■** Other work 24 (10%) · **■** Marginal 160 (69%)

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 Piro

- Puraini Buzurg1,000 people
- Dihri999 people
- Chilbilia966 people
- Kukrahan955 people
- Pitat892 people
- Tewari Dih891 people
- Itamba Ganesh856 people
- Kaser844 people

[All 109 villages in Piro](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/piro/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gogsand from Arrah?56 km by road
- What is the population of Gogsand?937 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gogsand in?Bhojpur district (Piro sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gogsand?72.1% (Census 2011)