# Gosaingaon Village, Rajmahal, Sahibganj (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Rajmahal, Sahibganj 

# Gosaingaon

Gosaingaon is a village in Rajmahal sub-district of Sahibganj district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **605 people in 126 households**, the 49th largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 50.2%.

- 605people (2011)
- 126households
- 71.2%literacy
- 903females per 1,000 males

## Gosaingaon PIN code and other codes

Gosaingaon falls in Rajmahal sub-district, Sahibganj district, Jharkhand.

- Gram panchayatKhuthari
- Community development blockRajmahal
- Census village code359121

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

## How far is Gosaingaon from nearby towns?

- Rajmahal (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Sahebganj (district HQ)35 km by road
- Rajmahal (nearest town)12 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 Gosaingaon?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Gosaingaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Daslo
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mundali
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sahebganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kalkara
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ 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 Gosaingaon known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 94% 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 Gosaingaon

Of every 100 households in Gosaingaon in 2011, 2 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gosaingaon · ■ Rajmahal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**18%

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

**13%

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

**86%

Tap water ****1%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**95%

Use banking services ****18%**

**38%

Television ****25%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****14%**

**32%

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 Gosaingaon?

■ Gosaingaon · ■ Rajmahal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.2%**

**50.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****903**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****821**

**944

Working population ****27.4%**

**45.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.8% for men and 58.5% for women. 49% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 70 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 53 (32%) · **■** Other work 39 (23%) · **■** Marginal 4 (2%)

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 Rajmahal

- Dumduma663 people
- Chandipur643 people
- Kozigaon627 people
- Sobhapur623 people
- Murli578 people
- Panch Kathia573 people
- Dalahi568 people
- Sraipura558 people

[All 146 villages in Rajmahal](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/sahibganj/rajmahal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gosaingaon from Sahebganj?35 km by road
- What is the population of Gosaingaon?605 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gosaingaon in?Sahibganj district (Rajmahal sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Gosaingaon?71.2% (Census 2011)