# Bakashpura Village, Gobindpur, Dhanbad (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Gobindpur, Dhanbad 

# Bakashpura

Bakashpura is a village in Gobindpur sub-district of Dhanbad district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **681 people in 111 households**, the 113th largest of 213 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.6%.

- 681people (2011)
- 111households
- 78.4%literacy
- 886females per 1,000 males

## Bakashpura PIN code and other codes

Bakashpura falls in Gobindpur sub-district, Dhanbad district, Jharkhand.

- Community development blockGobindpur
- Census village code361691

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

## How far is Bakashpura from nearby towns?

- Gobindpur (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Dhanbad (district HQ)18 km by road
- Dhanbad (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 Bakashpura?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Bakashpura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dhanbad
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kulbera
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhanbad
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 19 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 Bakashpura known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 7% of the 63 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Bakashpura

Of every 100 households in Bakashpura in 2011, 99 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bakashpura · ■ Gobindpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**81%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**17%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****32%**

**48%

Use banking services ****90%**

**54%

Television ****67%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****10%**

**14%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Bakashpura?

■ Bakashpura · ■ Gobindpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.4%**

**67.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****886**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****712**

**918

Working population ****31.1%**

**40.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.1% for men and 66.9% for women. 46% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Farm labourers 10 (5%) · **■** Household industry 32 (15%) · **■** Other work 152 (72%) · **■** Marginal 18 (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 Gobindpur

- Charakpathar725 people
- Hariharpur720 people
- Baghmara Khurd701 people
- Jitpur684 people
- Kanralaga676 people
- Chengadaha670 people
- Bantor655 people
- Majhiladi654 people

[All 220 villages in Gobindpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dhanbad/gobindpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bakashpura from Dhanbad?18 km by road
- What is the population of Bakashpura?681 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bakashpura in?Dhanbad district (Gobindpur sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Bakashpura?78.4% (Census 2011)