# Gopalpur Village, Pusa, Samastipur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Pusa, Samastipur 

# Gopalpur

Gopalpur is a village in Pusa sub-district of Samastipur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,421 people in 485 households**, the 19th largest of 37 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 2,421people (2011)
- 485households
- 75.1%literacy
- 931females per 1,000 males

## Gopalpur PIN code and other codes

Gopalpur falls in Pusa sub-district, Samastipur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatThahra
- Community development blockPusa
- Census village code236628

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?

- Pusa (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Samastipur (district HQ)18 km by road
- Samastipur (nearest town)18 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Deopar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Samastipur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Samastipur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 85% of the 94 hectares of village land is sown, and 70 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, 60 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gopalpur · ■ Pusa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****60%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**71%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****51%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**85%

Use banking services ****50%**

**62%

Television ****23%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**20%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 · ■ Pusa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.1%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931**

**908

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****900**

**912

Working population ****27.1%**

**30.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.5% for men and 67.2% for women. 47% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 129 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 104 (16%) · **■** Household industry 55 (8%) · **■** Other work 211 (32%) · **■** Marginal 158 (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 Pusa

- Madapur Chhapra3,385 people
- Thahra3,060 people
- Pusa Mahamadpur Deopar3,006 people
- Dighra2,678 people
- Malikorh2,408 people
- Khaira2,306 people
- Mahamadpur Birauli2,107 people
- Jagdishpur1,888 people

[All 37 villages in Pusa](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/pusa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gopalpur from Samastipur?18 km by road
- What is the population of Gopalpur?2,421 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gopalpur in?Samastipur district (Pusa sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gopalpur?75.1% (Census 2011)