# Gorakh Parasi Village, Karakat, Rohtas (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/karakat/gorakh-parasi/ Village · Karakat, Rohtas # Gorakh Parasi Gorakh Parasi is a village in Karakat sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,120 people in 174 households**, the 74th largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.9%. - 1,120people (2011) - 174households - 80.0%literacy - 1,014females per 1,000 males ## Gorakh Parasi PIN code and other codes Gorakh Parasi falls in Karakat sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatKarup - Community development blockKarakat - Census village code251298 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gorakh Parasi from nearby towns? - Karakat (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Sasaram (district HQ)53 km by road - Bikramganj (nearest town)13 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 Gorakh Parasi? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Gorakh Parasi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Manik Parasi - ○Degree college10+ km · Aara - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 8 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 Gorakh Parasi known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 97% of the 110 hectares of village land is sown, and 106 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 Gorakh Parasi Of every 100 households in Gorakh Parasi in 2011, 55 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Gorakh Parasi · ■ Karakat rural average Electricity for lighting ****55%** **14% Toilet within the home ****20%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****80%** **78% Tap water ****15%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****82%** **84% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **93% Use banking services ****38%** **66% Television ****19%** **19% Mobile phone ****46%** **67% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****8%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****25%** **18% Own their home ****93%** **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 Gorakh Parasi? ■ Gorakh Parasi · ■ Karakat rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.0%** **73.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1014** **920 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1026** **926 Working population ****26.6%** **32.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.6% for men and 74.5% for women. 43% of men and 10% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 84 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 40 (13%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 37 (12%) · **■** Marginal 135 (45%) 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 Karakat - Sukhara1,203 people - Koni1,182 people - Pipra1,159 people - Sarbanand Dehri1,122 people - Belarhi1,100 people - Bharetha Rampur1,086 people - Bhopatpur1,079 people - Lori Bandh1,052 people [All 150 villages in Karakat](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/karakat/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Gorakh Parasi from Sasaram?53 km by road - What is the population of Gorakh Parasi?1,120 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gorakh Parasi in?Rohtas district (Karakat sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Gorakh Parasi?80.0% (Census 2011)