# Gobindpur Village, Barsoi, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Barsoi, Katihar 

# Gobindpur

Gobindpur is a village in Barsoi sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,940 people in 451 households**, the 58th largest of 218 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 43.7%.

- 1,940people (2011)
- 451households
- 56.4%literacy
- 938females per 1,000 males

## Gobindpur PIN code and other codes

Gobindpur falls in Barsoi sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatNalsar
- Community development blockBarsoi
- Census village code224936

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

## How far is Gobindpur from nearby towns?

- Barsoi (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)70 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)70 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 Gobindpur?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Gobindpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Abadpur
- ○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 station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Gobindpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 80% of the 51 hectares of village land is sown, and 16 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 Gobindpur

Of every 100 households in Gobindpur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gobindpur · ■ Barsoi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**41%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****10%**

**15%

Television ****0%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****5%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****68%**

**40%

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 Gobindpur?

■ Gobindpur · ■ Barsoi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.4%**

**43.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****938**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****976**

**960

Working population ****31.6%**

**32.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.5% for men and 46.6% for women. 56% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 25 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 568 (93%) · **■** Other work 6 (1%) · **■** Marginal 14 (2%)

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 Barsoi

- Sonapur2,036 people
- Kothar1,981 people
- Karanpur1,972 people
- Matbari1,957 people
- Malaur1,921 people
- Kanaila1,853 people
- Kuchiamor1,843 people
- Udaipur1,810 people

[All 231 villages in Barsoi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/barsoi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gobindpur from Katihar?70 km by road
- What is the population of Gobindpur?1,940 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gobindpur in?Katihar district (Barsoi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gobindpur?56.4% (Census 2011)