# Gosainpur Village, Dagarua, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Dagarua, Purnia 

# Gosainpur

Gosainpur is a village in Dagarua sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **261 people in 42 households**, the 125th largest of 140 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 27.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 45.6%.

- 261people (2011)
- 42households
- 27.2%literacy
- 905females per 1,000 males

## Gosainpur PIN code and other codes

Gosainpur falls in Dagarua sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatDariapur
- Community development blockDagarua
- Census village code224177

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

## How far is Gosainpur from nearby towns?

- Dagarua (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)16 km by road
- Purnia (nearest town)16 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 Gosainpur?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Gosainpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Neampur
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhakhari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhakhari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 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 Gosainpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and wheat**. Products made here include jute rope and sutali. About 83% of the 51 hectares of village land is sown, and 42 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 Gosainpur

Of every 100 households in Gosainpur in 2011, 26 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Gosainpur · ■ Dagarua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**38%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****48%**

**21%

Television ****0%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****7%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**2%

None of these assets ****74%**

**35%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Gosainpur?

■ Gosainpur · ■ Dagarua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****27.2%**

**45.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****905**

**924

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1121**

**975

Working population ****17.6%**

**30.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 31.7% for men and 21.8% for women. 33% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Farm labourers 38 (83%) · **■** Household industry 1 (2%) · **■** Other work 2 (4%) · **■** Marginal 5 (11%)

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 Dagarua

- Mirpur353 people
- Tengari334 people
- Lachhmipur274 people
- Japharpur269 people
- Bhakhrisani235 people
- Parabhag232 people
- Haripur221 people
- Bhakhri shahijana218 people

[All 154 villages in Dagarua](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/dagarua/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gosainpur from Purnia?16 km by road
- What is the population of Gosainpur?261 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gosainpur in?Purnia district (Dagarua sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gosainpur?27.2% (Census 2011)