# Gokhula Village, Lauriya, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/lauriya/gokhula/ Village · Lauriya, Pashchim Champaran # Gokhula Gokhula is a village in Lauriya sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,123 people in 227 households**, the 75th largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.1%. - 1,123people (2011) - 227households - 48.7%literacy - 991females per 1,000 males ## Gokhula PIN code and other codes Gokhula falls in Lauriya sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatBelwa Lakhanpur - Community development blockLauriya - Census village code216793 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? - Lauriya (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Bettiah (district HQ)32 km by road - Narkatiyaganj (nearest town)27 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? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Gokhula; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Lauria - ○Degree college10+ km · Bettiah - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 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 87% of the 230 hectares of village land is sown, and 126 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, 32 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Gokhula · ■ Lauriya rural average Electricity for lighting ****32%** **7% Toilet within the home ****2%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **80% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****7%** **55% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **95% Use banking services ****8%** **38% Television ****3%** **8% Mobile phone ****42%** **52% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****12%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****23%** **25% 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 · ■ Lauriya rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****48.7%** **60.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****991** **912 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1081** **966 Working population ****37.7%** **33.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 58.4% for men and 38.6% for women. 43% of men and 33% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 9 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 72 (17%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 339 (80%) 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 Lauriya - Sahuatanr1,177 people - Serukahia1,165 people - Dharwa1,127 people - Parsaunadih1,124 people - Manguraha993 people - Nankar983 people - Ramauli983 people - Pandepatti927 people [All 96 villages in Lauriya](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/lauriya/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Gokhula from Bettiah?32 km by road - What is the population of Gokhula?1,123 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gokhula in?Pashchim Champaran district (Lauriya sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Gokhula?48.7% (Census 2011)