Village · Sahebganj, Muzaffarpur
# Sarae urf Gopiganj

Sarae urf Gopiganj is a village in Sahebganj sub-district of Muzaffarpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 879 people in 159 households, the 86th largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.7%.
- 879 people (2011)
- 159 households
- 49.8% literacy
- 945 females per 1,000 males

## Sarae urf Gopiganj PIN code and other codes

Sarae urf Gopiganj falls in Sahebganj sub-district, Muzaffarpur district, Bihar.
- Gram panchayat Basudeopur Sarai
- Community development block Sahebganj
- Census village code 227969

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Sarae urf Gopiganj from nearby towns?
- Sahebganj (sub-district HQ) 5 km by road
- Muzaffarpur (district HQ) 70 km by road
- Sahebganj (nearest town) 5 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Sarae urf Gopiganj?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Sarae urf Gopiganj; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Rampur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Muzaffarpur
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 2 h summer · 2 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Sarae urf Gopiganj known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 86% of the 59 hectares of village land is sown, and 47 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Sarae urf Gopiganj

Of every 100 households in Sarae urf Gopiganj in 2011, 12 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sarae urf Gopiganj · ■ Sahebganj rural average
- Electricity for lighting 12% 6%
- Toilet within the home 13% 17%
- No toilet (open defecation) 74% 82%
- Tap water 2% 3%
- Drinking water within premises 81% 48%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 96% 98%
- Use banking services 21% 48%
- Television 11% 10%
- Mobile phone 72% 63%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 8% 7%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 2%
- None of these assets 19% 14%
- Own their home 96% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Sarae urf Gopiganj?

■ Sarae urf Gopiganj · ■ Sahebganj rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 49.8% 60.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 945 912
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1305 924
- Working population 20.7% 36.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.8% for men and 35.1% for women. 26% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 35 (19%) · ■ Farm labourers 29 (16%) · ■ Household industry 2 (1%) · ■ Other work 49 (27%) · ■ Marginal 67 (37%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Sahebganj
- Parsauni Dube 918 people
- Balthi Raisi 904 people
- Arazi Bandobasti 903 people
- Madhubani 896 people
- Baradih 866 people
- Gidha 860 people
- Madhuban Suraj 854 people
- Phul Shakra 828 people

All 126 villages in Sahebganj

## Quick answers
- How far is Sarae urf Gopiganj from Muzaffarpur? 70 km by road
- What is the population of Sarae urf Gopiganj? 879 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sarae urf Gopiganj in? Muzaffarpur district (Sahebganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sarae urf Gopiganj? 49.8% (Census 2011)

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