# Gopalganj Village, Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda, Dhanbad (Jharkhand) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dhanbad/nirsa-cum-chirkunda/gopalganj/ Village · Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda, Dhanbad # Gopalganj Gopalganj is a village in Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district of Dhanbad district, Jharkhand, PIN code **828205**. The 2011 Census counted **1,113 people in 236 households**, the 101st largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.7%. - 1,113people (2011) - 236households - 57.2%literacy - 828205PIN code ## Gopalganj PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gopalganj is 828205.** Gopalganj falls in Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district, Dhanbad district, Jharkhand. - PIN code828205 - Gram panchayatDebiana - Community development blockNirsa-Cum-Chirkunda - Census village code362071 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gopalganj from nearby towns? - Nirsa (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Dhanbad (district HQ)27 km by road - Chirkunda (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 Gopalganj? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Gopalganj; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Nirsa - ○Degree college10+ km · Dhanbad - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Deoli - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 11 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 Gopalganj known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 67% of the 86 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 Gopalganj Of every 100 households in Gopalganj in 2011, 85 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Gopalganj · ■ Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda rural average Electricity for lighting ****85%** **79% Toilet within the home ****11%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****89%** **86% Tap water ****1%** **12% Drinking water within premises ****11%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****1%** **37% Use banking services ****72%** **53% Television ****86%** **47% Mobile phone ****80%** **49% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****24%** **19% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **2% None of these assets ****6%** **13% Own their home ****97%** **88% 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 Gopalganj? ■ Gopalganj · ■ Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****57.2%** **65.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****991** **940 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1066** **945 Working population ****26.4%** **36.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 68.9% for men and 45.2% for women. 47% of men and 6% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 4 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (1%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 250 (85%) · **■** Marginal 33 (11%) 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 Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda - Guliardi1,127 people - Bhursa1,125 people - Jhirka1,119 people - Dulalsol1,118 people - Kushiyara1,113 people - Kayrabank1,100 people - Poddardihi1,098 people - Luhehibad1,079 people [All 248 villages in Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dhanbad/nirsa-cum-chirkunda/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gopalganj?828205 - How far is Gopalganj from Dhanbad?27 km by road - What is the population of Gopalganj?1,113 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gopalganj in?Dhanbad district (Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Gopalganj?57.2% (Census 2011)