# Gorshingpara Village, Bengtol, Chirang (Assam) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Bengtol, Chirang 

# Gorshingpara

Gorshingpara is a village in Bengtol sub-district of Chirang district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **1,284 people in 225 households**, the 6th largest of 86 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.0%.

- 1,284people (2011)
- 225households
- 44.8%literacy
- 940females per 1,000 males

## Gorshingpara PIN code and other codes

Gorshingpara falls in Bengtol sub-district, Chirang district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatAshrabari
- Community development blockSidli-Chirang
- Census village code301905

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

## How far is Gorshingpara from nearby towns?

- Basugaon (nearest town)36 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 Gorshingpara?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Gorshingpara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kashikotra
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bongaigaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bongaigaon
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Gorshingpara known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and vegetable**. About 71% of the 155 hectares of village land is sown, and 110 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 Gorshingpara

Of every 100 households in Gorshingpara in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gorshingpara · ■ Bengtol rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**25%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**78%

Tap water ****3%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**33%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**95%

Use banking services ****0%**

**22%

Television ****0%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****9%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****70%**

**27%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Gorshingpara?

■ Gorshingpara · ■ Bengtol rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****44.8%**

**59.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****940**

**968

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1132**

**946

Working population ****33.3%**

**40.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 54.7% for men and 33.7% for women. 40% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 335 (78%) · **■** Farm labourers 30 (7%) · **■** Household industry 15 (4%) · **■** Other work 18 (4%) · **■** Marginal 29 (7%)

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 Bengtol

- Nangalbhanga1,974 people
- Durgapur1,484 people
- Madyam Runikhata1,460 people
- Memerumbari1,423 people
- Uttar Runikhata1,251 people
- Salbari Bhurpar1,244 people
- Subhaijhar1,210 people
- Runikhata1,069 people

[All 87 villages in Bengtol](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/chirang/bengtol/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gorshingpara?1,284 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gorshingpara in?Chirang district (Bengtol sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Gorshingpara?44.8% (Census 2011)