# Bahopur Village, Goriakothi, Siwan (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Goriakothi, Siwan 

# Bahopur

Bahopur is a village in Goriakothi sub-district of Siwan district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,351 people in 225 households**, the 59th largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.2%.

- 1,351people (2011)
- 225households
- 71.3%literacy
- 1,059females per 1,000 males

## Bahopur PIN code and other codes

Bahopur falls in Goriakothi sub-district, Siwan district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSarari Dakshin
- Community development blockGoriakothi
- Census village code231579

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

## How far is Bahopur from nearby towns?

- Goriakothi (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Siwan (district HQ)25 km by road
- Siwan (nearest town)25 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 Bahopur?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Bahopur; 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
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bhanivasantpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Maharajganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Siwan
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ 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 Bahopur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 84% of the 76 hectares of village land is sown, and 36 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 Bahopur

Of every 100 households in Bahopur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bahopur · ■ Goriakothi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**80%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****52%**

**62%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**96%

Use banking services ****81%**

**76%

Television ****6%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**10%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****9%**

**10%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Bahopur?

■ Bahopur · ■ Goriakothi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.3%**

**67.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1059**

**1012

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****897**

**945

Working population ****21.9%**

**28.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.5% for men and 58.4% for women. 41% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 147 (50%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (3%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 77 (26%) · **■** Marginal 61 (21%)

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 Goriakothi

- Sathwar1,406 people
- Hariharpur Khurd1,377 people
- Rampur1,377 people
- Chandpur1,353 people
- Dichhitpur1,350 people
- Shiurajpur1,342 people
- Gohuan1,310 people
- Sarea1,248 people

[All 81 villages in Goriakothi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/siwan/goriakothi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bahopur from Siwan?25 km by road
- What is the population of Bahopur?1,351 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bahopur in?Siwan district (Goriakothi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bahopur?71.3% (Census 2011)