# Goalkhor Village, Barharwa, Sahibganj (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Barharwa, Sahibganj 

# Goalkhor

Goalkhor is a village in Barharwa sub-district of Sahibganj district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **596 people in 121 households**, the 87th largest of 162 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.9%.

- 596people (2011)
- 121households
- 48.9%literacy
- 892females per 1,000 males

## Goalkhor PIN code and other codes

Goalkhor falls in Barharwa sub-district, Sahibganj district, Jharkhand.

- Gram panchayatRupas
- Community development blockBarharwa
- Census village code359676

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

## How far is Goalkhor from nearby towns?

- Barharwa (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Sahibganj (district HQ)71 km by road
- Pakur (nearest town)28 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 Goalkhor?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Goalkhor; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

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 Goalkhor known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 99% of the 91 hectares of village land is sown, and 34 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 Goalkhor

Of every 100 households in Goalkhor in 2011, 0 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Goalkhor · ■ Barharwa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**85%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**12%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**85%

Use banking services ****29%**

**38%

Television ****7%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**0%

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

**33%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Goalkhor?

■ Goalkhor · ■ Barharwa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.9%**

**56.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****892**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****812**

**961

Working population ****53.0%**

**42.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 53.6% for men and 43.8% for women. 57% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 6 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 30 (9%) · **■** Marginal 279 (88%)

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 Barharwa

- Mirjapur615 people
- Dhatapara611 people
- Anguthia599 people
- Pipra598 people
- Chandpur586 people
- Chakitwakanaidanga576 people
- Pipurojori536 people
- Siulidanga533 people

[All 240 villages in Barharwa](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/sahibganj/barharwa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Goalkhor from Sahibganj?71 km by road
- What is the population of Goalkhor?596 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Goalkhor in?Sahibganj district (Barharwa sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Goalkhor?48.9% (Census 2011)