# Gorgaon Village, Korha, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Korha, Katihar 

# Gorgaon

Gorgaon is a village in Korha sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar, PIN code **854108**. The 2011 Census counted **2,813 people in 527 households**, the 41st largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 50.2%.

- 2,813people (2011)
- 527households
- 43.1%literacy
- 854108PIN code

## Gorgaon PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gorgaon is 854108.** Gorgaon falls in Korha sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- PIN code854108
- Gram panchayatBansgaraha
- Community development blockKorha
- Census village code224354

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

## How far is Gorgaon from nearby towns?

- Korha (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)22 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)22 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 Gorgaon?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Korha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Katihar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 Gorgaon known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 95% of the 390 hectares of village land is sown, and 275 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 Gorgaon

Of every 100 households in Gorgaon in 2011, 1 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gorgaon · ■ Korha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**10%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**47%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**97%

Use banking services ****12%**

**32%

Television ****12%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****42%**

**34%

Own their home ****88%**

**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 Gorgaon?

■ Gorgaon · ■ Korha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****43.1%**

**50.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1040**

**979

Working population ****35.4%**

**33.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 49.4% for men and 36.5% for women. 48% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 74 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 532 (53%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 115 (12%) · **■** Marginal 272 (27%)

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 Korha

- Khodna3,152 people
- Sadalpur Khurd2,898 people
- Binji2,855 people
- Diwandih2,848 people
- Amirpur Hardas2,683 people
- Rampur2,643 people
- Marwa2,531 people
- Hathia Ramna2,508 people

[All 84 villages in Korha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/korha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gorgaon?854108
- How far is Gorgaon from Katihar?22 km by road
- What is the population of Gorgaon?2,813 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gorgaon in?Katihar district (Korha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gorgaon?43.1% (Census 2011)