# Gohda Village, Ariari, Sheikhpura (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Ariari, Sheikhpura 

# Gohda

Gohda is a village in Ariari sub-district of Sheikhpura district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,003 people in 275 households**, the 19th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 37.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.7%.

- 2,003people (2011)
- 275households
- 37.7%literacy
- 899females per 1,000 males

## Gohda PIN code and other codes

Gohda falls in Ariari sub-district, Sheikhpura district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatChordargha
- Community development blockAriari
- Census village code244081

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

## How far is Gohda from nearby towns?

- Ariari (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Sheikhpura (district HQ)18 km by road
- Sheikhpura (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 Gohda?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Gohda; 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
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn 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 school10+ km · Sheikhpura
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sheikhpura
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Ariari
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 3 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 Gohda known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 80% of the 200 hectares of village land is sown, and 90 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 Gohda

Of every 100 households in Gohda in 2011, 15 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gohda · ■ Ariari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****15%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**82%

Tap water ****2%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****41%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**93%

Use banking services ****27%**

**29%

Television ****6%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

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

**2%

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

**31%

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 Gohda?

■ Gohda · ■ Ariari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****37.7%**

**57.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****899**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****832**

**954

Working population ****46.0%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 47.7% for men and 26.7% for women. 47% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 809 (88%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (1%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 28 (3%) · **■** Marginal 77 (8%)

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 Ariari

- Baruna2,461 people
- Karki2,293 people
- Barsa2,250 people
- Mahuet2,153 people
- Intahara1,852 people
- Ariari1,755 people
- Sohdi1,753 people
- Dhankaul1,670 people

[All 68 villages in Ariari](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sheikhpura/ariari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gohda from Sheikhpura?18 km by road
- What is the population of Gohda?2,003 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gohda in?Sheikhpura district (Ariari sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gohda?37.7% (Census 2011)