# Gorkha Village, Alinagar, Darbhanga (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Alinagar, Darbhanga 

# Gorkha

Gorkha is a village in Alinagar sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar, PIN code **847405**. The 2011 Census counted **1,490 people in 363 households**, the 31st largest of 39 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 49.4%.

- 1,490people (2011)
- 363households
- 61.7%literacy
- 847405PIN code

## Gorkha PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gorkha is 847405.** Gorkha falls in Alinagar sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar.

- PIN code847405
- Gram panchayatHanuman Nagar
- Community development blockAlinagar
- Census village code227240

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

## How far is Gorkha from nearby towns?

- Alinagar (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Darbhanga (district HQ)51 km by road
- Benipur (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 Gorkha?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Gorkha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Pahdi Bela
- ○Degree college10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)7 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 Gorkha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 64% of the 121 hectares of village land is sown, and 26 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 Gorkha

Of every 100 households in Gorkha in 2011, 0 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gorkha · ■ Alinagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****54%**

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**97%

Use banking services ****63%**

**37%

Television ****4%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**29%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Gorkha?

■ Gorkha · ■ Alinagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.7%**

**49.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****908**

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****768**

**953

Working population ****30.1%**

**33.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.5% for men and 45.9% for women. 45% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 62 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (2%) · **■** Household industry 17 (4%) · **■** Other work 83 (18%) · **■** Marginal 279 (62%)

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 Alinagar

- Chamropatti1,950 people
- Rashidpur1,746 people
- Nankar1,654 people
- Rupaspur1,498 people
- Kiratpur1,414 people
- Baghela932 people
- Chak Milki926 people
- Kataha867 people

[All 44 villages in Alinagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/alinagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gorkha?847405
- How far is Gorkha from Darbhanga?51 km by road
- What is the population of Gorkha?1,490 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gorkha in?Darbhanga district (Alinagar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gorkha?61.7% (Census 2011)