# Gokhula Village, Narkatiaganj, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/narkatiaganj/gokhula/ Village · Narkatiaganj, Pashchim Champaran # Gokhula Gokhula is a village in Narkatiaganj sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar, PIN code **845451**. The 2011 Census counted **4,717 people in 846 households**, the 14th largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 53.9%. - 4,717people (2011) - 846households - 55.5%literacy - 845451PIN code ## Gokhula PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gokhula is 845451.** Gokhula falls in Narkatiaganj sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. - PIN code845451 - Gram panchayatGokhula - Community development blockNarkatiaganj - Census village code216630 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? - Narkatiaganj (sub-district HQ)11 km by road - Bettiah (district HQ)35 km by road - Narkatiyaganj (nearest town)9 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? 18 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 - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Narkatiaganj - ○Degree college5–10 km · Narkatiaganj - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river 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 63% of the 414 hectares of village land is sown, and 119 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, 1 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Gokhula · ■ Narkatiaganj rural average Electricity for lighting ****1%** **5% Toilet within the home ****11%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****72%** **86% Tap water ****1%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****48%** **49% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **98% Use banking services ****63%** **36% Television ****5%** **7% Mobile phone ****63%** **51% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **1% None of these assets ****14%** **24% Own their home ****99%** **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 Gokhula? ■ Gokhula · ■ Narkatiaganj rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****55.5%** **53.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****918** **917 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****969** **957 Working population ****35.0%** **36.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 67.4% for men and 42.3% for women. 45% of men and 24% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 211 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 660 (40%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 85 (5%) · **■** Marginal 682 (41%) 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 Narkatiaganj - Kukurha5,233 people - Barwa Barauli5,008 people - Bheriharwa4,908 people - Kehunia4,866 people - Roari4,627 people - Somgarh4,273 people - Marhia4,120 people - Pakri4,065 people [All 160 villages in Narkatiaganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/narkatiaganj/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gokhula?845451 - How far is Gokhula from Bettiah?35 km by road - What is the population of Gokhula?4,717 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gokhula in?Pashchim Champaran district (Narkatiaganj sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Gokhula?55.5% (Census 2011)