# Gopalpur Village, Karakat, Rohtas (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Karakat, Rohtas 

# Gopalpur

Gopalpur is a village in Karakat sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **453 people in 75 households**, the 118th largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.9%.

- 453people (2011)
- 75households
- 72.7%literacy
- 953females per 1,000 males

## Gopalpur PIN code and other codes

Gopalpur falls in Karakat sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBensagar
- Community development blockKarakat
- Census village code251275

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

## How far is Gopalpur from nearby towns?

- Karakat (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Sasaram (district HQ)36 km by road
- Bikramganj (nearest town)12 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Karakat
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jaisari English
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bikramganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 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 known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 96% of the 106 hectares of village land is sown, and 102 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

Of every 100 households in Gopalpur in 2011, 27 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Gopalpur · ■ Karakat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****27%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**78%

Tap water ****4%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****70%**

**84%

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

**4%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****85%**

**66%

Television ****10%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****21%**

**18%

Own their home ****98%**

**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?

■ Gopalpur · ■ Karakat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.7%**

**73.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1900**

**926

Working population ****24.3%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.5% for men and 60.1% for women. 45% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 2 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Household industry 3 (3%) · **■** Other work 3 (3%) · **■** Marginal 101 (92%)

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 Karakat

- Titho570 people
- Soni568 people
- Sikaria English528 people
- Mahuari518 people
- Ahan418 people
- Murarpur397 people
- Padumanpur381 people
- Bedwalia378 people

[All 150 villages in Karakat](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/karakat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gopalpur from Sasaram?36 km by road
- What is the population of Gopalpur?453 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gopalpur in?Rohtas district (Karakat sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gopalpur?72.7% (Census 2011)