# Gorhna Village, Mashrakh, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Mashrakh, Saran 

# Gorhna

Gorhna is a village in Mashrakh sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,312 people in 352 households**, the 31st largest of 67 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.7%.

- 2,312people (2011)
- 352households
- 63.2%literacy
- 930females per 1,000 males

## Gorhna PIN code and other codes

Gorhna falls in Mashrakh sub-district, Saran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSonauli
- Community development blockMashrakh
- Census village code232869

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

## How far is Gorhna from nearby towns?

- Mashrakh (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)45 km by road
- Chapra (nearest town)34 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 Gorhna?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Gorhna; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 3 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Barahimpur Gopi
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Mashrakh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Marhaura
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ 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 Gorhna known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 86% of the 98 hectares of village land is sown, and 71 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 Gorhna

Of every 100 households in Gorhna in 2011, 8 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Gorhna · ■ Mashrakh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****8%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**78%

Tap water ****3%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****62%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%**

**94%

Use banking services ****46%**

**58%

Television ****10%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**2%

None of these assets ****13%**

**11%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Gorhna?

■ Gorhna · ■ Mashrakh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.2%**

**64.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****930**

**978

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****807**

**965

Working population ****25.2%**

**27.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.4% for men and 50.4% for women. 47% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 132 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 200 (34%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 100 (17%) · **■** Marginal 143 (25%)

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 Mashrakh

- Lakhanpur2,571 people
- Bishunpura2,526 people
- Hanuman Ganj2,432 people
- Charihara2,316 people
- Pachkhanda2,312 people
- Pakri2,184 people
- Dhaurigopal2,175 people
- sikti Khanjahan2,129 people

[All 68 villages in Mashrakh](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/mashrakh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gorhna from Chhapra?45 km by road
- What is the population of Gorhna?2,312 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gorhna in?Saran district (Mashrakh sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gorhna?63.2% (Census 2011)