# Gopalganj Village, Nilambar-Pitambarpur, Palamu (Jharkhand)

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Village · Nilambar-Pitambarpur, Palamu 

# Gopalganj

Gopalganj is a village in Nilambar-Pitambarpur sub-district of Palamu district, Jharkhand, PIN code **822126**. The 2011 Census counted **1,581 people in 309 households**, the 16th largest of 115 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.3%.

- 1,581people (2011)
- 309households
- 69.9%literacy
- 822126PIN code

## Gopalganj PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gopalganj is 822126.** Gopalganj falls in Nilambar-Pitambarpur sub-district, Palamu district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code822126
- Gram panchayatKotkhas
- Community development blockNilambar-Pitambarpur
- Census village code366525

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?

- Medininagar (district HQ)18 km by road
- Daltonganj (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 Gopalganj?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Lesliganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Daltonganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Medininagar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 7 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 43% of the 168 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 Gopalganj

Of every 100 households in Gopalganj in 2011, 0 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gopalganj · ■ Nilambar-Pitambarpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**11%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****52%**

**47%

Television ****3%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****35%**

**46%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

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 · ■ Nilambar-Pitambarpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.9%**

**65.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****909**

**930

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****959**

**944

Working population ****43.7%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.4% for men and 56.0% for women. 52% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 144 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 161 (23%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 35 (5%) · **■** Marginal 350 (51%)

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 Nilambar-Pitambarpur

- Jamudih1,775 people
- Tenar Alias Nawadih1,708 people
- Munaria1,669 people
- Naudiha1,597 people
- Ramsagar1,542 people
- Kathaundha1,534 people
- Pipra Khurd1,519 people
- Gentha1,488 people

[All 118 villages in Nilambar-Pitambarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/palamu/nilambar-pitambarpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gopalganj?822126
- How far is Gopalganj from Medininagar?18 km by road
- What is the population of Gopalganj?1,581 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gopalganj in?Palamu district (Nilambar-Pitambarpur sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Gopalganj?69.9% (Census 2011)
