# Gosainpur Village, Hilsa, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Hilsa, Nalanda 

# Gosainpur

Gosainpur is a village in Hilsa sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **814 people in 102 households**, the 45th largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.2%.

- 814people (2011)
- 102households
- 91.2%literacy
- 821females per 1,000 males

## Gosainpur PIN code and other codes

Gosainpur falls in Hilsa sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMirzapur
- Community development blockHilsa
- Census village code244762

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

## How far is Gosainpur from nearby towns?

- Hilsa (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)32 km by road
- Hilsa (nearest town)6 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 Gosainpur?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Gosainpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Hilsa
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Hilsa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hilsa
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 8 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 Gosainpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 77% of the 62 hectares of village land is sown, and 40 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 Gosainpur

Of every 100 households in Gosainpur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 93 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gosainpur · ■ Hilsa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****48%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****52%**

**83%

Tap water ****5%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****72%**

**42%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**96%

Use banking services ****87%**

**42%

Television ****0%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****93%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****0%**

**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 Gosainpur?

■ Gosainpur · ■ Hilsa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.2%**

**63.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****821**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1079**

**902

Working population ****24.1%**

**41.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.6% for men and 85.6% for women. 28% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 9 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 102 (52%) · **■** Household industry 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 48 (24%) · **■** Marginal 34 (17%)

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 Hilsa

- Ganipur1,107 people
- Babhan Diha1,102 people
- Bhokila1,079 people
- Shekhopur1,034 people
- Shohrapur802 people
- Harbanspur717 people
- Tirlok Bigha688 people
- Rajwa684 people

[All 57 villages in Hilsa](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/hilsa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gosainpur from Biharsharif?32 km by road
- What is the population of Gosainpur?814 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gosainpur in?Nalanda district (Hilsa sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gosainpur?91.2% (Census 2011)