# Gorchinga Bihia Village, Tezpur, Sonitpur (Assam) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sonitpur/tezpur/gorchinga-bihia/ Village · Tezpur, Sonitpur # Gorchinga Bihia Gorchinga Bihia is a village in Tezpur sub-district of Sonitpur district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **2,162 people in 397 households**, the 38th largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.5%. - 2,162people (2011) - 397households - 70.9%literacy - 965females per 1,000 males ## Gorchinga Bihia PIN code and other codes Gorchinga Bihia falls in Tezpur sub-district, Sonitpur district, Assam. - Community development blockGabharu - Census village code286308 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gorchinga Bihia from nearby towns? - Tezpur (district HQ)8 km by road - Tezpur (nearest town)8 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 Gorchinga Bihia? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Gorchinga Bihia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Alisanga - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Alisanga - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Tezpur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 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, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Gorchinga Bihia known for? The main crops are **paddy, vegetables and horticulture crops**. About 56% of the 193 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 Gorchinga Bihia Of every 100 households in Gorchinga Bihia in 2011, 12 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Gorchinga Bihia · ■ Tezpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****12%** **46% Toilet within the home ****76%** **81% No toilet (open defecation) ****24%** **17% Tap water ****0%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****68%** **72% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **28% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **71% Use banking services ****22%** **47% Television ****7%** **34% Mobile phone ****23%** **48% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****5%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **4% None of these assets ****27%** **15% Own their home ****96%** **91% 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 Gorchinga Bihia? ■ Gorchinga Bihia · ■ Tezpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.9%** **76.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965** **930 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****883** **927 Working population ****29.3%** **35.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.3% for men and 65.5% for women. 53% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 105 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 110 (17%) · **■** Household industry 27 (4%) · **■** Other work 281 (44%) · **■** Marginal 111 (18%) 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 Tezpur - Bebezia Gaon2,373 people - Amola Pam Gaon2,352 people - No.3 Siruani2,293 people - Kali Bari Chuk2,185 people - No.2 Dolabari2,108 people - Jorgarh2,062 people - Rupkuria Gaon2,023 people - Dihingia Gaon1,978 people [All 128 villages in Tezpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sonitpur/tezpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Gorchinga Bihia from Tezpur?8 km by road - What is the population of Gorchinga Bihia?2,162 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gorchinga Bihia in?Sonitpur district (Tezpur sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Gorchinga Bihia?70.9% (Census 2011)