# Gorakhpur Village, Azamnagar, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/azamnagar/gorakhpur-225124/ Village · Azamnagar, Katihar # Gorakhpur Gorakhpur is a village in Azamnagar sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar, PIN code **854317**. The 2011 Census counted **7,399 people in 1,584 households**, the 3rd largest of 214 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 47.6%. - 7,399people (2011) - 1,584households - 45.8%literacy - 854317PIN code ## Gorakhpur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gorakhpur is 854317.** Gorakhpur falls in Azamnagar sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar. - PIN code854317 - Gram panchayatGorakhpur - Community development blockAzamnagar - Census village code225124 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gorakhpur from nearby towns? - Azamnagar (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Katihar (district HQ)47 km by road - Katihar (nearest town)47 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 Gorakhpur? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Gorakhpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Barsoi - ○Degree college10+ km · Katihar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river 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 Gorakhpur known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 95% of the 484 hectares of village land is sown, and 180 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 Gorakhpur Of every 100 households in Gorakhpur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Gorakhpur · ■ Azamnagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **1% Toilet within the home ****7%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****93%** **85% Tap water ****3%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****33%** **46% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **98% Use banking services ****29%** **22% Television ****2%** **3% Mobile phone ****40%** **34% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****9%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****28%** **33% Own their home ****99%** **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 Gorakhpur? ■ Gorakhpur · ■ Azamnagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****45.8%** **47.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****898** **920 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****955** **964 Working population ****33.2%** **32.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 53.3% for men and 37.3% for women. 49% of men and 15% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 240 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 975 (40%) · **■** Household industry 6 (0%) · **■** Other work 161 (7%) · **■** Marginal 1,074 (44%) 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 Azamnagar - Azamnagar9,855 people - Khuriyal7,680 people - Chaulhar6,387 people - Pindhal5,292 people - Amarsinghpur5,289 people - Bairia5,216 people [All 234 villages in Azamnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/azamnagar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gorakhpur?854317 - How far is Gorakhpur from Katihar?47 km by road - What is the population of Gorakhpur?7,399 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gorakhpur in?Katihar district (Azamnagar sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Gorakhpur?45.8% (Census 2011)