# Gorakhpur Village, Pendra Road Gorella – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Pendra Road Gorella, Bilaspur 

# Gorakhpur

Gorakhpur is a village in Pendra Road Gorella sub-district of Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **495117**. The 2011 Census counted **1,844 people in 457 households**, the 18th largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.3%.

- 1,844people (2011)
- 457households
- 77.4%literacy
- 495117PIN code

## Gorakhpur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gorakhpur is 495117.** Gorakhpur falls in Pendra Road Gorella sub-district, Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code495117
- Gram panchayatGorakhpur
- Community development blockGaurella No.2
- Census village code437451

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

## How far is Gorakhpur from nearby towns?

- Gaurella (sub-district HQ)160 km by road
- Bilaspur (district HQ)120 km by road
- Gaurella (nearest town)1 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 Gorakhpur?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Gorakhpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Gaurela
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Gaurella
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Gaurella
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 22 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 Gorakhpur known for?

About 78% of the 274 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 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 Gorakhpur

Of every 100 households in Gorakhpur in 2011, 97 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Gorakhpur · ■ Pendra Road Gorella rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****32%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****68%**

**82%

Tap water ****14%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**97%

Use banking services ****41%**

**53%

Television ****44%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**13%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****35%**

**36%

Own their home ****83%**

**95%

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 Gorakhpur?

■ Gorakhpur · ■ Pendra Road Gorella rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.4%**

**60.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943**

**986

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****895**

**978

Working population ****36.1%**

**56.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.8% for men and 69.6% for women. 54% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 45 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 65 (10%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 404 (61%) · **■** Marginal 146 (22%)

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 Pendra Road Gorella

- Bhaskura2,046 people
- Semara1,952 people
- Badhawandand1,856 people
- Gangpur1,852 people
- Andhiyarkhoh1,833 people
- Gummatola1,764 people
- Dhangawan1,706 people
- Meduka1,697 people

[All 85 villages in Pendra Road Gorella](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bilaspur/pendra-road-gorella/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gorakhpur?495117
- How far is Gorakhpur from Bilaspur?120 km by road
- What is the population of Gorakhpur?1,844 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gorakhpur in?Bilaspur district (Pendra Road Gorella sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Gorakhpur?77.4% (Census 2011)
