# Gosainpur Village, Balrampur, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Balrampur, Katihar 

# Gosainpur

Gosainpur is a village in Balrampur sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **667 people in 121 households**, the 76th largest of 130 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 27.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 47.2%.

- 667people (2011)
- 121households
- 27.0%literacy
- 765females per 1,000 males

## Gosainpur PIN code and other codes

Gosainpur falls in Balrampur sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSharif Nagar
- Community development blockBalrampur
- Census village code224769

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

## How far is Gosainpur from nearby towns?

- Balrampur (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)74 km by road
- Dalkhola (nearest town)13 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 Gosainpur?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Gosainpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Raiganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhemial
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Gosainpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 79% of the 38 hectares of village land is sown, and 12 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 Gosainpur

Of every 100 households in Gosainpur in 2011, 1 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gosainpur · ■ Balrampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

**92%

Tap water ****3%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**44%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****16%**

**15%

Television ****10%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**35%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Gosainpur?

■ Gosainpur · ■ Balrampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****27.0%**

**47.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****765**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****636**

**953

Working population ****34.3%**

**30.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 31.1% for men and 21.9% for women. 52% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 7 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 216 (94%) · **■** Other work 4 (2%) · **■** Marginal 2 (1%)

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 Balrampur

- Deugole747 people
- Sirampur706 people
- Bangradih682 people
- Matian679 people
- Sahutola658 people
- Baisbighi639 people
- Binabari626 people
- Kotebador626 people

[All 155 villages in Balrampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/balrampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gosainpur from Katihar?74 km by road
- What is the population of Gosainpur?667 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gosainpur in?Katihar district (Balrampur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gosainpur?27.0% (Census 2011)