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

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Village · Barsoi, Katihar 

# Golhanda

Golhanda is a village in Barsoi sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **823 people in 174 households**, the 137th largest of 218 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 43.7%.

- 823people (2011)
- 174households
- 62.3%literacy
- 892females per 1,000 males

## Golhanda PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatSudhani
- Community development blockBarsoi
- Census village code225033

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

## How far is Golhanda from nearby towns?

- Barsoi (sub-district HQ)27 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)67 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)67 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 Golhanda?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Abadpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sultanpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Doasi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 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 Golhanda known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 83% of the 138 hectares of village land is sown, and 81 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 Golhanda

Of every 100 households in Golhanda in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Golhanda · ■ Barsoi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

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

**13%

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

**86%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**41%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****14%**

**15%

Television ****3%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****53%**

**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 Golhanda?

■ Golhanda · ■ Barsoi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.3%**

**43.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****892**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****745**

**960

Working population ****37.4%**

**32.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.8% for men and 55.2% for women. 51% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 17 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 266 (86%) · **■** Other work 16 (5%) · **■** Marginal 9 (3%)

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

- Jiagachhi854 people
- Bajuria845 people
- Hala845 people
- Raghunathpur830 people
- Chaugachhi817 people
- Sonatola784 people
- Narainpur775 people
- Jahirpur767 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Golhanda from Katihar?67 km by road
- What is the population of Golhanda?823 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Golhanda in?Katihar district (Barsoi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Golhanda?62.3% (Census 2011)