# Gopalpur Village, Sherghati, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/sherghati/gopalpur/ Village · Sherghati, Gaya # Gopalpur Gopalpur is a village in Sherghati sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,791 people in 926 households**, the 2nd largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.9%. - 5,791people (2011) - 926households - 63.3%literacy - 868females per 1,000 males ## Gopalpur PIN code and other codes Gopalpur falls in Sherghati sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatGopalpur - Community development blockSherghati - Census village code256337 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gopalpur from nearby towns? - Sherghati (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Gaya (district HQ)41 km by road - Sherghati (nearest town)4 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 Gopalpur? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Gopalpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National 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 · Sherghati - ○Degree college10+ km · Gaya - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 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)5 h summer · 6 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 Gopalpur known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 6% of the 611 hectares of village land is sown, and 36 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 Gopalpur Of every 100 households in Gopalpur in 2011, 8 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Gopalpur · ■ Sherghati rural average Electricity for lighting ****8%** **8% Toilet within the home ****37%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****62%** **82% Tap water ****8%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****52%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **95% Use banking services ****58%** **42% Television ****13%** **6% Mobile phone ****52%** **44% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****15%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****27%** **35% Own their home ****99%** **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 Gopalpur? ■ Gopalpur · ■ Sherghati rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.3%** **59.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****868** **941 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1023** **997 Working population ****30.9%** **38.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.9% for men and 51.9% for women. 39% of men and 21% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 413 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 418 (23%) · **■** Household industry 32 (2%) · **■** Other work 267 (15%) · **■** Marginal 659 (37%) 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 Sherghati - Chetab Kalan5,803 people - Bar4,868 people - Chilam4,311 people - Cherki3,541 people - Barawan3,194 people [All 86 villages in Sherghati](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/sherghati/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Gopalpur from Gaya?41 km by road - What is the population of Gopalpur?5,791 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gopalpur in?Gaya district (Sherghati sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Gopalpur?63.3% (Census 2011)