Village · Bhopalpattnam, Bijapur # Gorgunda Gorgunda is a village in Bhopalpattnam sub-district of Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 496118. The 2011 Census counted 430 people in 103 households, the 36th largest of 130 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 29.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.3%. - 430 people (2011) - 103 households - 29.3% literacy - 496118 PIN code ## Gorgunda PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Gorgunda is 496118. Gorgunda falls in Bhopalpattnam sub-district, Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 496118 - Gram panchayat Bamanpur - Community development block Bhopalpattnam - Census village code 450798 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Gorgunda from nearby towns? - Bhopalpattanam (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road - Bijapur (district HQ) 45 km by road - Bhopalpattanam (nearest town) 15 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Gorgunda? 3 services counted by the Census are inside Gorgunda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 3 govt - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Bhopalpatnam - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Bhopalpattnam - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Bijapur - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 8 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Gorgunda known for? About 29% of the 544 hectares of village land is sown, and 57 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Gorgunda Of every 100 households in Gorgunda in 2011, 1 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Gorgunda · ■ Bhopalpattnam rural average - Electricity for lighting 1% 41% - Toilet within the home 0% 4% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 96% - Tap water 96% 3% - Drinking water within premises 0% 7% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99% - Use banking services 53% 31% - Television 0% 9% - Mobile phone 0% 6% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 1% 6% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 28% 42% - Own their home 100% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Gorgunda? ■ Gorgunda · ■ Bhopalpattnam rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 29.3% 55.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1087 990 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 771 991 - Working population 54.7% 58.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 39.2% for men and 20.9% for women. 57% of men and 52% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 101 (43%) · ■ Other work 6 (3%) · ■ Marginal 128 (54%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Bhopalpattnam - Adepalli 454 people - Ulloor 451 people - Redeepalli 435 people - Dammur 434 people - Kongupalli 428 people - Komatpalli 426 people - Peddamathur 421 people - Kuchnur 384 people All 183 villages in Bhopalpattnam ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gorgunda? 496118 - How far is Gorgunda from Bijapur? 45 km by road - What is the population of Gorgunda? 430 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gorgunda in? Bijapur district (Bhopalpattnam sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Gorgunda? 29.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bijapur/bhopalpattnam/gorgunda-450798/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.