# Goalpura Village, Sonbarsa, Saharsa (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/sonbarsa/goalpura/ Village · Sonbarsa, Saharsa # Goalpura Goalpura is a village in Sonbarsa sub-district of Saharsa district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,175 people in 443 households**, the 44th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.4%. - 2,175people (2011) - 443households - 43.4%literacy - 903females per 1,000 males ## Goalpura PIN code and other codes Goalpura falls in Sonbarsa sub-district, Saharsa district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatBiratpur - Community development blockSonbarsa - Census village code226531 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Goalpura from nearby towns? - Sonbarsa (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Saharsa (district HQ)42 km by road - Saharasa (nearest town)42 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 Goalpura? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Goalpura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Biratpur - ○Degree college10+ km · Madhepura - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Madhepura - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 5 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 Goalpura known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 47% of the 256 hectares of village land is sown, and 113 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 Goalpura Of every 100 households in Goalpura in 2011, 3 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Goalpura · ■ Sonbarsa rural average Electricity for lighting ****3%** **3% Toilet within the home ****15%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****85%** **88% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****46%** **54% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **97% Use banking services ****29%** **44% Television ****2%** **4% Mobile phone ****39%** **44% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****3%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****46%** **40% Own their home ****100%** **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 Goalpura? ■ Goalpura · ■ Sonbarsa rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****43.4%** **52.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****903** **916 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****933** **937 Working population ****37.9%** **33.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 48.7% for men and 37.6% for women. 43% of men and 32% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 52 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 333 (40%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 29 (4%) · **■** Marginal 407 (49%) 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 Sonbarsa - Balia Ekduari2,585 people - Sahmaura2,578 people - Malandh Pattiuttarwari2,363 people - Harpur2,193 people - Sirrahi2,171 people - Agma2,058 people - Pacharhi2,058 people - Maura2,017 people [All 59 villages in Sonbarsa](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/sonbarsa/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Goalpura from Saharsa?42 km by road - What is the population of Goalpura?2,175 (Census 2011) - Which district is Goalpura in?Saharsa district (Sonbarsa sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Goalpura?43.4% (Census 2011)