# Goshain Gaon Village, Ghoswari, Patna (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/ghoswari/goshain-gaon/ Village · Ghoswari, Patna # Goshain Gaon Goshain Gaon is a village in Ghoswari sub-district of Patna district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **8,627 people in 1,330 households**, the 1st largest of 20 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 50.2%. - 8,627people (2011) - 1,330households - 47.4%literacy - 870females per 1,000 males ## Goshain Gaon PIN code and other codes Goshain Gaon falls in Ghoswari sub-district, Patna district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatGoshain Gaon - Community development blockGhoswari - Census village code246519 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Goshain Gaon from nearby towns? - Ghoswari (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Patna (district HQ)130 km by road - Mokameh (nearest town)2 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 Goshain Gaon? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Goshain Gaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Mokameh - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Begusarai - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)5 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 Goshain Gaon known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 22% of the 695 hectares of village land is sown, and 106 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 Goshain Gaon Of every 100 households in Goshain Gaon in 2011, 25 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Goshain Gaon · ■ Ghoswari rural average Electricity for lighting ****25%** **11% Toilet within the home ****11%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****89%** **86% Tap water ****3%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****31%** **23% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **94% Use banking services ****48%** **46% Television ****19%** **7% Mobile phone ****51%** **53% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****4%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **2% None of these assets ****36%** **35% 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 Goshain Gaon? ■ Goshain Gaon · ■ Ghoswari rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****47.4%** **50.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****870** **883 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****928** **936 Working population ****37.7%** **42.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 56.9% for men and 36.4% for women. 45% of men and 29% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 63 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 2,090 (64%) · **■** Household industry 36 (1%) · **■** Other work 192 (6%) · **■** Marginal 873 (27%) 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 Ghoswari - Samaya NO 27,962 people - Mor6,020 people - Samaya NO.85,608 people - Ghoswari5,133 people [All 23 villages in Ghoswari](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/ghoswari/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Goshain Gaon from Patna?130 km by road - What is the population of Goshain Gaon?8,627 (Census 2011) - Which district is Goshain Gaon in?Patna district (Ghoswari sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Goshain Gaon?47.4% (Census 2011)