# Gopalpur Khap Village, Kesaria, Purba Champaran (Bihar)

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Village · Kesaria, Purba Champaran 

# Gopalpur Khap

Gopalpur Khap is a village in Kesaria sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,468 people in 263 households**, the 34th largest of 41 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.5%.

- 1,468people (2011)
- 263households
- 52.6%literacy
- 963females per 1,000 males

## Gopalpur Khap PIN code and other codes

Gopalpur Khap falls in Kesaria sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKhizirpura Benipur
- Community development blockKesaria
- Census village code218236

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

## How far is Gopalpur Khap from nearby towns?

- Kesaria (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Motihari (district HQ)45 km by road
- Kesaria (nearest town)8 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 Gopalpur Khap?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Gopalpur Khap; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kesaria
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tajpur Deur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- 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 Gopalpur Khap known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 55% of the 89 hectares of village land is sown, and 35 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 Gopalpur Khap

Of every 100 households in Gopalpur Khap in 2011, 0 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gopalpur Khap · ■ Kesaria rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**83%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****42%**

**46%

Television ****3%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**7%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****6%**

**17%

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 Gopalpur Khap?

■ Gopalpur Khap · ■ Kesaria rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.6%**

**57.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963**

**909

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****818**

**948

Working population ****40.3%**

**35.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.3% for men and 38.9% for women. 48% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 255 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 15 (3%) · **■** Marginal 309 (52%)

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 Kesaria

- Rampurwa1,775 people
- Derwa1,728 people
- Manjhariya1,612 people
- Jagirha1,544 people
- Bijdhari Mafi1,225 people
- Ojhwaliya1,078 people
- Bankat Mafi944 people
- Rampur Bairiya617 people

[All 43 villages in Kesaria](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/kesaria/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gopalpur Khap from Motihari?45 km by road
- What is the population of Gopalpur Khap?1,468 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gopalpur Khap in?Purba Champaran district (Kesaria sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gopalpur Khap?52.6% (Census 2011)