# Gosain Chak Village, Bariarpur, Munger (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Bariarpur, Munger 

# Gosain Chak

Gosain Chak is a village in Bariarpur sub-district of Munger district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **587 people in 102 households**, the 19th largest of 27 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%.

- 587people (2011)
- 102households
- 68.0%literacy
- 869females per 1,000 males

## Gosain Chak PIN code and other codes

Gosain Chak falls in Bariarpur sub-district, Munger district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatRatanpur
- Community development blockBariarpur
- Census village code242642

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

## How far is Gosain Chak from nearby towns?

- Bariarpur (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Munger (district HQ)22 km by road
- Munger (nearest town)22 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 Gosain Chak?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Gosain Chak; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Itahri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Munger
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Munger
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Gosain Chak known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 80% of the 49 hectares of village land is sown, and 29 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 Gosain Chak

Of every 100 households in Gosain Chak in 2011, 35 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gosain Chak · ■ Bariarpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****35%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**73%

Tap water ****5%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**87%

Use banking services ****36%**

**47%

Television ****22%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****41%**

**32%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Gosain Chak?

■ Gosain Chak · ■ Bariarpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.0%**

**63.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****869**

**862

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****878**

**908

Working population ****25.9%**

**29.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.7% for men and 60.3% for women. 43% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 87 (57%) · **■** Marginal 64 (42%)

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 Bariarpur

- Pipra1,229 people
- Mahdewa1,217 people
- Kharag Sarhi907 people
- Mirza Chak863 people
- Barail488 people
- Barail Arazi418 people
- Nirpur418 people
- Bagra359 people

[All 44 villages in Bariarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/munger/bariarpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gosain Chak from Munger?22 km by road
- What is the population of Gosain Chak?587 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gosain Chak in?Munger district (Bariarpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gosain Chak?68.0% (Census 2011)