# Gokhula Village, Baruraj, Muzaffarpur (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Baruraj, Muzaffarpur 

# Gokhula

Gokhula is a village in Baruraj sub-district of Muzaffarpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,012 people in 544 households**, the 37th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.4%.

- 3,012people (2011)
- 544households
- 63.9%literacy
- 927females per 1,000 males

## Gokhula PIN code and other codes

Gokhula falls in Baruraj sub-district, Muzaffarpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatIbrahimpur
- Community development blockBaruraj
- Census village code228116

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

## How far is Gokhula from nearby towns?

- Baruraj (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Muzaffarpur (district HQ)45 km by road
- Motipur (nearest town)15 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 Gokhula?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Gokhula; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Birahiya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Motipur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Muzaffarpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 3 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 Gokhula known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 67% of the 208 hectares of village land is sown, and 59 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 Gokhula

Of every 100 households in Gokhula in 2011, 0 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gokhula · ■ Baruraj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**80%

Tap water ****2%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****37%**

**50%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**97%

Use banking services ****72%**

**44%

Television ****20%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**7%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****10%**

**17%

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 Gokhula?

■ Gokhula · ■ Baruraj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.9%**

**61.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927**

**899

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1022**

**926

Working population ****30.6%**

**32.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.4% for men and 53.5% for women. 47% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 401 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 196 (21%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 41 (4%) · **■** Marginal 274 (30%)

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 Baruraj

- Jathwalia3,202 people
- Pagahia Raiti3,064 people
- Rampur Ugan3,063 people
- Bans Ghatta3,019 people
- Parsauni Nath2,939 people
- Bishunpur Manohar Urf Manohar2,912 people
- Kamalpur Bithraul2,831 people
- Andaul urf BishunpurMandal2,784 people

[All 129 villages in Baruraj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/muzaffarpur/baruraj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gokhula from Muzaffarpur?45 km by road
- What is the population of Gokhula?3,012 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gokhula in?Muzaffarpur district (Baruraj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gokhula?63.9% (Census 2011)