# Gorra Samalpur Village, Balrampur, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Balrampur, Katihar 

# Gorra Samalpur

Gorra Samalpur is a village in Balrampur sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **995 people in 195 households**, the 55th largest of 130 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 47.2%.

- 995people (2011)
- 195households
- 61.5%literacy
- 921females per 1,000 males

## Gorra Samalpur PIN code and other codes

Gorra Samalpur falls in Balrampur sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBijaul
- Community development blockBalrampur
- Census village code224795

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

## How far is Gorra Samalpur from nearby towns?

- Balrampur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)61 km by road
- Dalkhola (nearest town)12 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 Gorra Samalpur?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Gorra Samalpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Balrampur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Salmari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 9 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 Gorra Samalpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 96% of the 146 hectares of village land is sown, and 83 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 Gorra Samalpur

Of every 100 households in Gorra Samalpur in 2011, 1 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gorra Samalpur · ■ Balrampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****97%**

**44%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****30%**

**15%

Television ****4%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**35%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Gorra Samalpur?

■ Gorra Samalpur · ■ Balrampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.5%**

**47.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****981**

**953

Working population ****27.9%**

**30.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.0% for men and 54.3% for women. 49% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 51 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 53 (19%) · **■** Other work 174 (63%)

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 Balrampur

- Pharsara1,121 people
- Pandaul1,095 people
- Ajgaha1,043 people
- Dhumtola1,015 people
- Sidhua985 people
- Rautara984 people
- Bohar964 people
- Sealpara963 people

[All 155 villages in Balrampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/balrampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gorra Samalpur from Katihar?61 km by road
- What is the population of Gorra Samalpur?995 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gorra Samalpur in?Katihar district (Balrampur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gorra Samalpur?61.5% (Census 2011)