# Gousgang Village, Paliganj, Patna (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Paliganj, Patna 

# Gousgang

Gousgang is a village in Paliganj sub-district of Patna district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,204 people in 345 households**, the 38th largest of 113 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 65.1%.

- 2,204people (2011)
- 345households
- 66.4%literacy
- 1,062females per 1,000 males

## Gousgang PIN code and other codes

Gousgang falls in Paliganj sub-district, Patna district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatDahiya
- Community development blockPaliganj
- Census village code245802

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

## How far is Gousgang from nearby towns?

- Paliganj (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Patna (district HQ)80 km by road
- Jehanabad (nearest town)20 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 Gousgang?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Gousgang; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Paliganj
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Paliganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patna
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ 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 waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 5 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 Gousgang known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and oil seeds**. About 33% of the 132 hectares of village land is sown, and 44 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 Gousgang

Of every 100 households in Gousgang in 2011, 9 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gousgang · ■ Paliganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****9%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**72%

Tap water ****2%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****83%**

**66%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**92%

Use banking services ****38%**

**52%

Television ****10%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****23%**

**25%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Gousgang?

■ Gousgang · ■ Paliganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.4%**

**65.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1062**

**946

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****995**

**943

Working population ****27.8%**

**35.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.1% for men and 58.4% for women. 43% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 26 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 53 (9%) · **■** Household industry 38 (6%) · **■** Other work 162 (26%) · **■** Marginal 334 (54%)

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 Paliganj

- Pearpura2,392 people
- Nadhari2,304 people
- Banauli Khurd2,288 people
- Katka2,273 people
- Patauna2,184 people
- Udaipur2,130 people
- Chiksi2,056 people
- Karanpura1,944 people

[All 117 villages in Paliganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/paliganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gousgang from Patna?80 km by road
- What is the population of Gousgang?2,204 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gousgang in?Patna district (Paliganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gousgang?66.4% (Census 2011)