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- LGD code
- 218393
- Pincode
- 845416
- Post office
- Damodarpur
- Population
- 2,828
- Households
- 573
- Literacy rate
- 45.3%
- Sex ratio
- 839 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 855
Census 2011 · in context
How Gobindapur compares
By population, Gobindapur ranks #9 of 20 villages in Piprakothi mandal.
Literacy rate
%
45.3%
−1.5% vs mandal average
Gobindapur45.3%
Piprakothi mandal46.8%
Purbi Champaran district44.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
839
−49 vs mandal average
Gobindapur839
Piprakothi mandal888
Household size
people per home
4.9
+0.3 vs mandal average
Gobindapur4.9
Piprakothi mandal4.6
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Gobindapur at a glance
Gobindapur is a village of 2,828 people in 573 households (Census 2011) in Piprakothi block, Purbi Champaran district, Bihar, the 9th-largest of 20 villages in Piprakothi block. Literacy is 45%, 2 points below the block average of 47% and the sex ratio is 839 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 845416, served by Damodarpur post office; the LGD village code is 218393. The village votes in Raghunathpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Osama Shahab. The population is estimated at 3,334 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Tikaita Gobindpur →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gobindapur · this village | 2,828 | 45% | — |
| Tikaita · Piprakothi | 3,718 | 58% | — |
| Semra · Piprakothi | 2,806 | 50% | — |
| Babhnaulia · Piprakothi | 2,018 | 50% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Gobindapur
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 4
- Power hours (winter)
- 3
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- MOTIHARI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 8
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 8
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 7
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Tikaita Gobindapur
- Total area (ha)
- 195.9
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 136.8
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Gobindapur
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Key facts — Gobindapur
- LGD code
- 218393
- Pincode
- 845416
- Post office
- Damodarpur
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,828
- Population (projected 2026)
- 3,334
- Households
- 573
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 839
- Literacy rate
- 45.3%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Siwan
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Raghunathpur
- Member of Parliament
- Vijay Lakshmi Kushwaha
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Osama Shahab
- Block / Mandal
- Piprakothi
- Nearest railway station
- Jiradei (21.1 km)
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 845416
- Dhekaha (Part In Motihari) * *Piprakothi mandal15,241 pop
- SurujpurPiprakothi mandal7,267 pop
- PanrwaliyaPiprakothi mandal6,160 pop
- PanditpurPiprakothi mandal5,070 pop
- Pipra KothiPiprakothi mandal4,522 pop
- Bir ChhapraPiprakothi mandal4,207 pop
- TikaitaPiprakothi mandal3,718 pop
- SalempurPiprakothi mandal3,342 pop
- MajhariaPiprakothi mandal2,818 pop
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Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Gobindapur
Other villages in Piprakothi mandal
View all 19 →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)