# Goriar Village, Rupauli, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Rupauli, Purnia 

# Goriar

Goriar is a village in Rupauli sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **26,408 people in 5,473 households**, the 1st largest of 44 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 50.3%.

- 26,408people (2011)
- 5,473households
- 53.0%literacy
- 924females per 1,000 males

## Goriar PIN code and other codes

Goriar falls in Rupauli sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatGoriar
- Community development blockRupauli
- Census village code223251

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

## How far is Goriar from nearby towns?

- Rupauli (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)55 km by road
- Purnia (nearest town)55 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 Goriar?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Goriar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhawanipur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Madho Nagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Goriar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 49% of the 2,690 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,046 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 Goriar

Of every 100 households in Goriar in 2011, 2 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Goriar · ■ Rupauli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**88%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****56%**

**53%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****18%**

**22%

Television ****5%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**30%

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 Goriar?

■ Goriar · ■ Rupauli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.0%**

**50.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924**

**914

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****978**

**959

Working population ****37.4%**

**35.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.2% for men and 42.9% for women. 47% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1,569 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 5,609 (57%) · **■** Household industry 46 (0%) · **■** Other work 277 (3%) · **■** Marginal 2,378 (24%)

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 Rupauli

- Koili Semra22,208 people
- Dhusar Tikapatti14,292 people
- Bijai12,435 people
- Mohanpur Istamrar10,692 people

[All 55 villages in Rupauli](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/rupauli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Goriar from Purnia?55 km by road
- What is the population of Goriar?26,408 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Goriar in?Purnia district (Rupauli sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Goriar?53.0% (Census 2011)