# Gopalpur Village, Gobindpur, Dhanbad (Jharkhand) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Gobindpur, Dhanbad 

# Gopalpur

Gopalpur is a village in Gobindpur sub-district of Dhanbad district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **264 people in 58 households**, the 176th largest of 213 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.6%.

- 264people (2011)
- 58households
- 50.2%literacy
- 956females per 1,000 males

## Gopalpur PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatMaricho
- Community development blockGobindpur
- Census village code361645

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?

- Gobindpur (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Dhanbad (district HQ)24 km by road
- Dhanbad (nearest town)24 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?

5 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Rajganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhanbad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhanbad
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)9 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 Gopalpur known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 14% of the 53 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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, 16 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gopalpur · ■ Gobindpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****16%**

**81%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**89%

Tap water ****36%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**17%

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

**3%

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

**48%

Use banking services ****41%**

**54%

Television ****7%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**18%

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

**2%

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

**14%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Gopalpur?

■ Gopalpur · ■ Gobindpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.2%**

**67.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1238**

**918

Working population ****51.1%**

**40.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.4% for men and 37.9% for women. 53% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 4 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 50 (37%) · **■** Marginal 79 (59%)

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

- Hetankura282 people
- Marro276 people
- Ratanpur271 people
- Golmara270 people
- Phulraidih264 people
- Simratanr263 people
- Majhiladih Alias Sujanbandh258 people
- Sadiadi253 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Gopalpur from Dhanbad?24 km by road
- What is the population of Gopalpur?264 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gopalpur in?Dhanbad district (Gobindpur sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Gopalpur?50.2% (Census 2011)