# Goitha Village, Banke Bazar, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Banke Bazar, Gaya 

# Goitha

Goitha is a village in Banke Bazar sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,803 people in 739 households**, the 3rd largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.9%.

- 4,803people (2011)
- 739households
- 71.0%literacy
- 938females per 1,000 males

## Goitha PIN code and other codes

Goitha falls in Banke Bazar sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatGoitha
- Community development blockBanke Bazar
- Census village code255900

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

## How far is Goitha from nearby towns?

- Banke Bazar (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)68 km by road
- Sherghati (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 Goitha?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Goitha; 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
- ●Private bus serviceIn 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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Banke Bazar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sherghati
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 4 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 Goitha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 69% of the 350 hectares of village land is sown, and 224 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 Goitha

Of every 100 households in Goitha in 2011, 12 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Goitha · ■ Banke Bazar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****12%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****36%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**82%

Tap water ****2%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****51%**

**45%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**98%

Use banking services ****49%**

**40%

Television ****10%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**37%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Goitha?

■ Goitha · ■ Banke Bazar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.0%**

**60.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****938**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****958**

**985

Working population ****36.2%**

**35.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.8% for men and 61.5% for women. 46% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 371 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 319 (18%) · **■** Household industry 17 (1%) · **■** Other work 265 (15%) · **■** Marginal 769 (44%)

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 Banke Bazar

- Pananian5,837 people
- Lutua5,018 people
- Tanrawa4,617 people
- Parsawan Khurd3,920 people
- Saifganj3,893 people
- Juri3,499 people

[All 99 villages in Banke Bazar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/banke-bazar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Goitha from Gaya?68 km by road
- What is the population of Goitha?4,803 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Goitha in?Gaya district (Banke Bazar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Goitha?71.0% (Census 2011)