# Gogahra Village, Kargahar, Rohtas (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kargahar, Rohtas 

# Gogahra

Gogahra is a village in Kargahar sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **957 people in 132 households**, the 96th largest of 198 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.9%.

- 957people (2011)
- 132households
- 72.7%literacy
- 926females per 1,000 males

## Gogahra PIN code and other codes

Gogahra falls in Kargahar sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatAraruan
- Community development blockKargahar
- Census village code251712

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

## How far is Gogahra from nearby towns?

- Kargahar (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Sasaram (district HQ)32 km by road
- Sasaram (nearest town)32 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 Gogahra?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Gogahra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Samalkhaira
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 2 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 Gogahra known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 100% of the 112 hectares of village land is sown, and 112 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 Gogahra

Of every 100 households in Gogahra in 2011, 1 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 15 a car.

■ Gogahra · ■ Kargahar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**74%

Tap water ****7%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****80%**

**83%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**94%

Use banking services ****40%**

**64%

Television ****7%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****15%**

**4%

None of these assets ****27%**

**16%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Gogahra?

■ Gogahra · ■ Kargahar rural average

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

**75.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****926**

**908

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1051**

**918

Working population ****26.0%**

**31.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.3% for men and 63.1% for women. 47% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 74 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 160 (64%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 9 (4%) · **■** Marginal 4 (2%)

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 Kargahar

- Gareya988 people
- Hamirpur983 people
- Khairahi974 people
- Basantpur961 people
- Damodarpur956 people
- Maheshpur934 people
- Jalwaia910 people
- Chandarbhanpur903 people

[All 257 villages in Kargahar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/kargahar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gogahra from Sasaram?32 km by road
- What is the population of Gogahra?957 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gogahra in?Rohtas district (Kargahar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gogahra?72.7% (Census 2011)