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

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Village · Gobindpur, Dhanbad 

# Poapur

Poapur is a village in Gobindpur sub-district of Dhanbad district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **398 people in 79 households**, the 149th largest of 213 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.6%.

- 398people (2011)
- 79households
- 61.2%literacy
- 951females per 1,000 males

## Poapur PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatKharni
- Community development blockGobindpur
- Census village code361653

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

## How far is Poapur from nearby towns?

- Gobindpur (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Dhanbad (district HQ)23 km by road
- Dhanbad (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 Poapur?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Poapur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Rajganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhanbad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajganj
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 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 Poapur known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 21% of the 26 hectares of village land is sown, and 0 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 Poapur

Of every 100 households in Poapur in 2011, 99 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Poapur · ■ Gobindpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**81%

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

**10%

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

**89%

Tap water ****3%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**17%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****31%**

**48%

Use banking services ****82%**

**54%

Television ****21%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**18%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****13%**

**14%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Poapur?

■ Poapur · ■ Gobindpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.2%**

**67.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**918

Working population ****39.2%**

**40.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.4% for men and 52.6% for women. 45% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 6 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 15 (10%) · **■** Marginal 131 (84%)

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

- Kajhua Alias Ghoskodi473 people
- Parbatpur465 people
- Sangramdih461 people
- Sapanpur444 people
- Kusmatanr397 people
- Radhanagar368 people
- Pargho358 people
- Panrukhi357 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Poapur from Dhanbad?23 km by road
- What is the population of Poapur?398 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Poapur in?Dhanbad district (Gobindpur sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Poapur?61.2% (Census 2011)