# Korea Village, Bijaipur, Gopalganj (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Bijaipur, Gopalganj 

# Korea

Korea is a village in Bijaipur sub-district of Gopalganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,493 people in 224 households**, the 32nd largest of 125 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.0%.

- 1,493people (2011)
- 224households
- 75.8%literacy
- 1,154females per 1,000 males

## Korea PIN code and other codes

Korea falls in Bijaipur sub-district, Gopalganj district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSarupai
- Community development blockBijaipur
- Census village code229921

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

## How far is Korea from nearby towns?

- Bijaipur (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Gopalganj (district HQ)65 km by road
- Katia (nearest town)23 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 Korea?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Korea; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Shivanra
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dewaria
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hathua
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Korea known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 82% of the 74 hectares of village land is sown, and 53 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 Korea

Of every 100 households in Korea in 2011, 0 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Korea · ■ Bijaipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**89%

Tap water ****46%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**50%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****74%**

**67%

Television ****9%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**14%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****7%**

**7%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Korea?

■ Korea · ■ Bijaipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.8%**

**64.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1154**

**1084

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**957

Working population ****36.2%**

**32.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.4% for men and 67.7% for women. 46% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 394 (73%) · **■** Farm labourers 16 (3%) · **■** Household industry 12 (2%) · **■** Other work 65 (12%) · **■** Marginal 54 (10%)

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 Bijaipur

- Mahuawa1,644 people
- Bilarua1,590 people
- Barahra1,515 people
- Majhariya1,504 people
- Belwa1,444 people
- Ainthi1,414 people
- Samhuti1,304 people
- Pharusha1,210 people

[All 143 villages in Bijaipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gopalganj/bijaipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Korea from Gopalganj?65 km by road
- What is the population of Korea?1,493 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Korea in?Gopalganj district (Bijaipur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Korea?75.8% (Census 2011)