# Gorka Village, Goreswar, Kamrup (Assam) – PIN Code

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Village · Goreswar, Kamrup 

# Gorka

Gorka is a village in Goreswar sub-district of Kamrup district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **933 people in 191 households**, the 17th largest of 27 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.9%.

- 933people (2011)
- 191households
- 84.8%literacy
- 851females per 1,000 males

## Gorka PIN code and other codes

Gorka falls in Goreswar sub-district, Kamrup district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatJatia Bhangra
- Community development blockBihdia Jajikona
- Census village code302323

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

## How far is Gorka from nearby towns?

- Goreswar Of Baksa District (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Amingaon (district HQ)20 km by road
- Rangia (nearest town)20 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 Gorka?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Gorka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Goreswar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Guwahati
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Guwahati
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 15 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 Gorka known for?

About 81% of the 237 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 Gorka

Of every 100 households in Gorka in 2011, 30 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gorka · ■ Goreswar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****30%**

**28%

Toilet within the home ****35%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****65%**

**60%

Tap water ****1%**

**0%

Drinking water within premises ****72%**

**58%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****19%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%**

**90%

Use banking services ****56%**

**55%

Television ****24%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**8%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****8%**

**17%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Gorka?

■ Gorka · ■ Goreswar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.8%**

**84.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****851**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****855**

**1013

Working population ****38.7%**

**42.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.5% for men and 78.2% for women. 56% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 47 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 99 (27%) · **■** Marginal 205 (57%)

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 Goreswar

- Saledal1,270 people
- Sutar Gaon1,218 people
- Sonari Sal1,191 people
- Makundapur971 people
- Dhulara915 people
- Pubpar Lokra914 people
- Na-Satra880 people
- Saulmari805 people

[All 27 villages in Goreswar](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/kamrup/goreswar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gorka from Amingaon?20 km by road
- What is the population of Gorka?933 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gorka in?Kamrup district (Goreswar sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Gorka?84.8% (Census 2011)