# Gopalpur Village, Garkha, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Garkha, Saran 

# Gopalpur

Gopalpur is a village in Garkha sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,222 people in 190 households**, the 75th largest of 99 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.6%.

- 1,222people (2011)
- 190households
- 75.7%literacy
- 974females per 1,000 males

## Gopalpur PIN code and other codes

Gopalpur falls in Garkha sub-district, Saran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatNaranw
- Community development blockGarkha
- Census village code234413

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?

- Garkha (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)20 km by road
- Chapra (nearest town)23 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

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chapra
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Garkha
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bharhaura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)5 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 Gopalpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 52% of the 113 hectares of village land is sown, and 59 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, 14 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gopalpur · ■ Garkha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****14%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**83%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****63%**

**62%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**95%

Use banking services ****51%**

**57%

Television ****23%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**10%

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

**1%

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

**17%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 · ■ Garkha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.7%**

**64.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****974**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**943

Working population ****21.1%**

**26.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.1% for men and 62.8% for women. 38% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 11 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 38 (15%) · **■** Household industry 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 46 (18%) · **■** Marginal 158 (61%)

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 Garkha

- Renria1,283 people
- Khadaha1,274 people
- Adhupur1,270 people
- Fatanpur1,226 people
- Madhopur1,185 people
- Pachbhiria1,185 people
- Paharpur1,156 people
- Deuria1,102 people

[All 113 villages in Garkha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/garkha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gopalpur from Chhapra?20 km by road
- What is the population of Gopalpur?1,222 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gopalpur in?Saran district (Garkha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gopalpur?75.7% (Census 2011)