# Gosain Balia Village, Barkagaon, Hazaribagh (Jharkhand) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/hazaribagh/barkagaon/gosain-balia/ Village · Barkagaon, Hazaribagh # Gosain Balia Gosain Balia is a village in Barkagaon sub-district of Hazaribagh district, Jharkhand, PIN code **825311**. The 2011 Census counted **1,929 people in 347 households**, the 25th largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.9%. - 1,929people (2011) - 347households - 78.9%literacy - 825311PIN code ## Gosain Balia PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gosain Balia is 825311.** Gosain Balia falls in Barkagaon sub-district, Hazaribagh district, Jharkhand. - PIN code825311 - Gram panchayatChobdar Balia - Community development blockBarkagaon - Census village code368829 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gosain Balia from nearby towns? - Barkagaon (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Hazaribagh (district HQ)35 km by road - Hazaribagh (nearest town)35 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 Gosain Balia? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Gosain Balia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn 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 school5–10 km · Barkagaon - ○Degree college5–10 km · Barkagaon - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hazaribagh - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)4 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 Gosain Balia known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 2% of the 145 hectares of village land is sown, and 32 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 Gosain Balia Of every 100 households in Gosain Balia in 2011, 67 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Gosain Balia · ■ Barkagaon rural average Electricity for lighting ****67%** **55% Toilet within the home ****22%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****78%** **89% Tap water ****1%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****5%** **20% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **0% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****11%** **37% Use banking services ****75%** **56% Television ****27%** **22% Mobile phone ****73%** **58% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****19%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****17%** **16% Own their home ****99%** **98% 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 Gosain Balia? ■ Gosain Balia · ■ Barkagaon rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.9%** **64.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****844** **948 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****878** **929 Working population ****30.6%** **38.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.9% for men and 67.1% for women. 50% of men and 8% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 106 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 148 (25%) · **■** Household industry 49 (8%) · **■** Other work 119 (20%) · **■** Marginal 169 (29%) 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 Barkagaon - Gondalpura2,354 people - Pakri Barwadih2,303 people - Jarjara2,276 people - Chepa Khurd2,053 people - Gugra1,868 people - Mahugain Kalan1,816 people - Sonbarsa1,790 people - Arahara1,776 people [All 83 villages in Barkagaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/hazaribagh/barkagaon/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gosain Balia?825311 - How far is Gosain Balia from Hazaribagh?35 km by road - What is the population of Gosain Balia?1,929 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gosain Balia in?Hazaribagh district (Barkagaon sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Gosain Balia?78.9% (Census 2011)