# Gogra Village, Azamnagar, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Azamnagar, Katihar 

# Gogra

Gogra is a village in Azamnagar sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,021 people in 414 households**, the 56th largest of 214 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 47.6%.

- 2,021people (2011)
- 414households
- 50.2%literacy
- 868females per 1,000 males

## Gogra PIN code and other codes

Gogra falls in Azamnagar sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatArihana
- Community development blockAzamnagar
- Census village code225105

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

## How far is Gogra from nearby towns?

- Azamnagar (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)35 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)35 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 Gogra?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Gogra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Salmari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Salmari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds

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 Gogra known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 63% of the 243 hectares of village land is sown, and 88 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 Gogra

Of every 100 households in Gogra in 2011, 1 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gogra · ■ Azamnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****52%**

**46%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****15%**

**22%

Television ****1%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****56%**

**33%

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 Gogra?

■ Gogra · ■ Azamnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.2%**

**47.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****868**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****991**

**964

Working population ****28.1%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.2% for men and 39.5% for women. 50% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 152 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 152 (27%) · **■** Household industry 29 (5%) · **■** Other work 20 (4%) · **■** Marginal 214 (38%)

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 Azamnagar

- Basgaon2,101 people
- Jankinagar2,085 people
- Dhena2,048 people
- Pariharpur2,023 people
- Bagdar2,005 people
- Kusaha2,001 people
- Kodhaul1,983 people
- Baripokhar1,946 people

[All 234 villages in Azamnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/azamnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gogra from Katihar?35 km by road
- What is the population of Gogra?2,021 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gogra in?Katihar district (Azamnagar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gogra?50.2% (Census 2011)