# Gorakhapur Village, Mungeli, Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Mungeli, Bilaspur 

# Gorakhapur

Gorakhapur is a village in Mungeli sub-district of Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **495334**. The 2011 Census counted **401 people in 112 households**, the 189th largest of 260 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.6%.

- 401people (2011)
- 112households
- 64.3%literacy
- 495334PIN code

## Gorakhapur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gorakhapur is 495334.** Gorakhapur falls in Mungeli sub-district, Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code495334
- Gram panchayatSetganga
- Community development blockMungeli
- Census village code438094

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

## How far is Gorakhapur from nearby towns?

- Mungeli (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Bilaspur (district HQ)66 km by road
- Mungeli (nearest town)17 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 Gorakhapur?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Gorakhapur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Fastarpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mungeli
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bilaspur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- 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 Gorakhapur known for?

The main crops are **paddy, soyabean and wheat**. About 75% of the 76 hectares of village land is sown, and 33 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 Gorakhapur

Of every 100 households in Gorakhapur in 2011, 83 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Gorakhapur · ■ Mungeli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**86%

Tap water ****63%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**98%

Use banking services ****77%**

**45%

Television ****25%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**18%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**43%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Gorakhapur?

■ Gorakhapur · ■ Mungeli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.3%**

**64.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1107**

**975

Working population ****46.4%**

**47.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.8% for men and 42.1% for women. 48% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 62 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 114 (61%) · **■** Other work 9 (5%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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 Mungeli

- Mohamadwa407 people
- Taraigaon407 people
- Nawagaon403 people
- Marra Dabri402 people
- Baraidahra399 people
- Ramaipur390 people
- Shitalkunda378 people
- Buchuakapa368 people

[All 278 villages in Mungeli](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bilaspur/mungeli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gorakhapur?495334
- How far is Gorakhapur from Bilaspur?66 km by road
- What is the population of Gorakhapur?401 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gorakhapur in?Bilaspur district (Mungeli sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Gorakhapur?64.3% (Census 2011)