# Gouspur Sarsauna Village, Tajpur, Samastipur (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/tajpur/gouspur-sarsauna/ Village · Tajpur, Samastipur # Gouspur Sarsauna Gouspur Sarsauna is a village in Tajpur sub-district of Samastipur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,319 people in 1,018 households**, the 12th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.6%. - 5,319people (2011) - 1,018households - 67.6%literacy - 903females per 1,000 males ## Gouspur Sarsauna PIN code and other codes Gouspur Sarsauna falls in Tajpur sub-district, Samastipur district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatGoshpur Sarsauna - Community development blockTajpur - Census village code236656 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gouspur Sarsauna from nearby towns? - Tajpur (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Samastipur (district HQ)20 km by road - Samastipur (nearest town)20 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 Gouspur Sarsauna? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Gouspur Sarsauna; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tajpur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Tajpur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Tajpur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 10 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 Gouspur Sarsauna known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 87% of the 231 hectares of village land is sown, and 150 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 Gouspur Sarsauna Of every 100 households in Gouspur Sarsauna in 2011, 22 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Gouspur Sarsauna · ■ Tajpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****22%** **24% Toilet within the home ****12%** **26% No toilet (open defecation) ****85%** **72% Tap water ****1%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****39%** **45% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **91% Use banking services ****71%** **51% Television ****18%** **17% Mobile phone ****53%** **56% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****7%** **17% Own their home ****99%** **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 Gouspur Sarsauna? ■ Gouspur Sarsauna · ■ Tajpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.6%** **69.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****903** **897 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****950** **894 Working population ****35.3%** **30.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.6% for men and 56.4% for women. 49% of men and 20% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 455 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 341 (18%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 99 (5%) · **■** Marginal 970 (52%) 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 Tajpur - Madhopur Digharua7,151 people - Baghi6,790 people - Mahiuddinpur Rajwa6,294 people - Baghauni Harshanker5,465 people - Kothia5,178 people - Gadopur4,756 people - Muradpur Bangra3,253 people - Dih Sarsauna2,825 people [All 69 villages in Tajpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/tajpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Gouspur Sarsauna from Samastipur?20 km by road - What is the population of Gouspur Sarsauna?5,319 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gouspur Sarsauna in?Samastipur district (Tajpur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Gouspur Sarsauna?67.6% (Census 2011)