# Gokhul Village, Keotiranway, Darbhanga (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/keotiranway/gokhul/ Village · Keotiranway, Darbhanga # Gokhul Gokhul is a village in Keotiranway sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar, PIN code **847237**. The 2011 Census counted **2,054 people in 431 households**, the 42nd largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.5%. - 2,054people (2011) - 431households - 52.2%literacy - 847237PIN code ## Gokhul PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gokhul is 847237.** Gokhul falls in Keotiranway sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar. - PIN code847237 - Gram panchayatSarjapur - Community development blockKeotiranway - Census village code226964 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gokhul from nearby towns? - Keotiranway (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Darbhanga (district HQ)28 km by road - Darbhanga (nearest town)28 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 Gokhul? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Gokhul; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Raiyam - ○Degree college5–10 km · Madhubani - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 15 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 Gokhul known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 75% of the 193 hectares of village land is sown, and 98 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 Gokhul Of every 100 households in Gokhul in 2011, 3 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Gokhul · ■ Keotiranway rural average Electricity for lighting ****3%** **21% Toilet within the home ****9%** **27% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **71% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****25%** **40% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%** **91% Use banking services ****37%** **34% Television ****7%** **8% Mobile phone ****47%** **50% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****3%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****24%** **32% Own their home ****100%** **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 Gokhul? ■ Gokhul · ■ Keotiranway rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****52.2%** **54.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****977** **905 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1104** **929 Working population ****41.2%** **28.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 62.4% for men and 41.5% for women. 49% of men and 33% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 59 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 120 (14%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 38 (4%) · **■** Marginal 626 (74%) 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 Keotiranway - Dhobgawan2,160 people - Samaila2,144 people - Bansara2,103 people - Sarjapur2,060 people - Jethiahi2,012 people - Banwari Patti2,004 people - Mohanpur1,986 people - Chamarjana urf Dudhia1,814 people [All 110 villages in Keotiranway](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/keotiranway/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gokhul?847237 - How far is Gokhul from Darbhanga?28 km by road - What is the population of Gokhul?2,054 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gokhul in?Darbhanga district (Keotiranway sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Gokhul?52.2% (Census 2011)