# Golakpur Village, Ghoshi, Jehanabad (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Ghoshi, Jehanabad 

# Golakpur

Golakpur is a village in Ghoshi sub-district of Jehanabad district, Bihar, PIN code **804422**. The 2011 Census counted **8,122 people in 1,361 households**, the 2nd largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.4%.

- 8,122people (2011)
- 1,361households
- 70.6%literacy
- 804422PIN code

## Golakpur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Golakpur is 804422.** Golakpur falls in Ghoshi sub-district, Jehanabad district, Bihar.

- PIN code804422
- Gram panchayatGolakpur
- Community development blockGhoshi
- Census village code260423

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

## How far is Golakpur from nearby towns?

- Ghoshi (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Jehanabad (district HQ)16 km by road
- Jehanabad (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 Golakpur?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Golakpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Jehanabad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patna
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 2 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 Golakpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 54% of the 603 hectares of village land is sown, and 235 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 Golakpur

Of every 100 households in Golakpur in 2011, 31 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Golakpur · ■ Ghoshi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****31%**

**11%

Toilet within the home ****31%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****67%**

**74%

Tap water ****4%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****58%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**92%

Use banking services ****67%**

**52%

Television ****22%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**8%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****18%**

**25%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Golakpur?

■ Golakpur · ■ Ghoshi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.6%**

**66.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****888**

**916

Working population ****30.7%**

**34.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.0% for men and 60.6% for women. 44% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 350 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 998 (40%) · **■** Household industry 210 (8%) · **■** Other work 452 (18%) · **■** Marginal 482 (19%)

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 Ghoshi

- Lakhawar11,737 people
- Ghoshi7,261 people
- Kure5,429 people
- Uber4,431 people
- Bharthu3,987 people

[All 53 villages in Ghoshi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/jehanabad/ghoshi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Golakpur?804422
- How far is Golakpur from Jehanabad?16 km by road
- What is the population of Golakpur?8,122 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Golakpur in?Jehanabad district (Ghoshi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Golakpur?70.6% (Census 2011)