# Gobadda Village, Kharagpur, Munger (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kharagpur, Munger 

# Gobadda

Gobadda is a village in Kharagpur sub-district of Munger district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,248 people in 1,061 households**, the 3rd largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.2%.

- 5,248people (2011)
- 1,061households
- 51.1%literacy
- 874females per 1,000 males

## Gobadda PIN code and other codes

Gobadda falls in Kharagpur sub-district, Munger district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatGobadah
- Community development blockKharagpur
- Census village code242995

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

## How far is Gobadda from nearby towns?

- Kharagpur (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Munger (district HQ)25 km by road
- Kharagpur (nearest town)11 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 Gobadda?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Gobadda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Lohchi
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Parsando
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Munger
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 h winter

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 Gobadda known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 66% of the 314 hectares of village land is sown, and 198 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 Gobadda

Of every 100 households in Gobadda in 2011, 4 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gobadda · ■ Kharagpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**81%

Tap water ****6%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**30%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****31%**

**56%

Television ****4%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****40%**

**34%

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 Gobadda?

■ Gobadda · ■ Kharagpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.1%**

**61.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****874**

**878

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****925**

**940

Working population ****34.2%**

**34.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.2% for men and 39.3% for women. 46% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 164 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 449 (25%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 61 (3%) · **■** Marginal 1,116 (62%)

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 Kharagpur

- Raunakabad17,108 people
- Rataitha5,359 people
- Dariapur4,955 people
- Bahira4,928 people
- Murade4,836 people
- Murheri4,831 people

[All 120 villages in Kharagpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/munger/kharagpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gobadda from Munger?25 km by road
- What is the population of Gobadda?5,248 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gobadda in?Munger district (Kharagpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gobadda?51.1% (Census 2011)
