# Bistaul Village, Baikunthpur, Gopalganj (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Baikunthpur, Gopalganj 

# Bistaul

Bistaul is a village in Baikunthpur sub-district of Gopalganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,590 people in 283 households**, the 45th largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.0%.

- 1,590people (2011)
- 283households
- 64.2%literacy
- 1,249females per 1,000 males

## Bistaul PIN code and other codes

Bistaul falls in Baikunthpur sub-district, Gopalganj district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatDharambari
- Community development blockBaikunthpur
- Census village code231178

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

## How far is Bistaul from nearby towns?

- Baikunthpur (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Gopalganj (district HQ)50 km by road
- Barauli (nearest town)22 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 Bistaul?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Bistaul; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Majhaula
- ○Degree college10+ km · Baikhunthpura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gopalganj
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps 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 Bistaul known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 38% of the 91 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 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 Bistaul

Of every 100 households in Bistaul in 2011, 1 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bistaul · ■ Baikunthpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**5%

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

**15%

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

**84%

Tap water ****2%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****55%**

**56%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**97%

Use banking services ****78%**

**67%

Television ****7%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****84%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****5%**

**9%

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 Bistaul?

■ Bistaul · ■ Baikunthpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.2%**

**61.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1249**

**1012

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****933**

**951

Working population ****34.2%**

**26.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.3% for men and 52.2% for women. 45% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 33 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 21 (4%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 14 (3%) · **■** Marginal 474 (87%)

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 Baikunthpur

- Pakaha1,790 people
- Shampur1,749 people
- Bamon1,725 people
- Maharani Ugarsain1,629 people
- Jadopur1,543 people
- Fatehpur1,429 people
- Hemu Chhapra1,403 people
- Mangalpur1,375 people

[All 121 villages in Baikunthpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gopalganj/baikunthpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bistaul from Gopalganj?50 km by road
- What is the population of Bistaul?1,590 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bistaul in?Gopalganj district (Baikunthpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bistaul?64.2% (Census 2011)