# Gora Village, Jogapatti, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Jogapatti, Pashchim Champaran 

# Gora

Gora is a village in Jogapatti sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,433 people in 992 households**, the 10th largest of 102 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 51.0%.

- 5,433people (2011)
- 992households
- 56.6%literacy
- 936females per 1,000 males

## Gora PIN code and other codes

Gora falls in Jogapatti sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBahuarwa
- Community development blockJogapatti
- Census village code217042

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

## How far is Gora from nearby towns?

- Jogapatti (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Bettiah (district HQ)20 km by road
- Bettiah (nearest town)20 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 Gora?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Gora; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bettiah
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bettiah
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Gora known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 54% of the 405 hectares of village land is sown, and 79 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 Gora

Of every 100 households in Gora in 2011, 1 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gora · ■ Jogapatti rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**90%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****53%**

**48%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****55%**

**36%

Television ****4%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**16%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Gora?

■ Gora · ■ Jogapatti rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.6%**

**51.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936**

**900

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1040**

**957

Working population ****39.9%**

**34.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.6% for men and 45.6% for women. 50% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 126 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 551 (25%) · **■** Household industry 13 (1%) · **■** Other work 128 (6%) · **■** Marginal 1,350 (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 Jogapatti

- Machhar Ganw6,640 people
- Bhawanipur6,276 people
- Bhawanipur6,208 people
- Chaumukha6,069 people
- Piprahia5,428 people
- Khutwania4,970 people
- Kaulapur4,865 people
- Bahuarwa4,584 people

[All 105 villages in Jogapatti](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/jogapatti/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gora from Bettiah?20 km by road
- What is the population of Gora?5,433 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gora in?Pashchim Champaran district (Jogapatti sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gora?56.6% (Census 2011)