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

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Village · Pendra Road Gorella, Bilaspur 

# Gourkheda

Gourkheda is a village in Pendra Road Gorella sub-district of Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491559**. The 2011 Census counted **929 people in 240 households**, the 54th largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.3%.

- 929people (2011)
- 240households
- 57.9%literacy
- 491559PIN code

## Gourkheda PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gourkheda is 491559.** Gourkheda falls in Pendra Road Gorella sub-district, Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491559
- Gram panchayatThengadand
- Community development blockGaurella No.2
- Census village code437480

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

## How far is Gourkheda from nearby towns?

- Gaurella (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Bilaspur (district HQ)97 km by road
- Gaurella (nearest town)15 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 Gourkheda?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Gourkheda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Khodri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pendra
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pendra Road
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Gourkheda known for?

About 59% of the 279 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Gourkheda

Of every 100 households in Gourkheda in 2011, 14 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gourkheda · ■ Pendra Road Gorella rural average

Electricity for lighting ****14%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****89%**

**53%

Television ****4%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****5%**

**13%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****29%**

**36%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Gourkheda?

■ Gourkheda · ■ Pendra Road Gorella rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.9%**

**60.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1033**

**986

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1061**

**978

Working population ****58.9%**

**56.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.9% for men and 46.2% for women. 61% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 49 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 21 (4%) · **■** Other work 28 (5%) · **■** Marginal 449 (82%)

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

- Harri1,000 people
- Pipariya997 people
- Dounjra986 people
- Lalati936 people
- Thadpathra899 people
- Tendumuda885 people
- Madana861 people
- Belgahna821 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 Gourkheda?491559
- How far is Gourkheda from Bilaspur?97 km by road
- What is the population of Gourkheda?929 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gourkheda in?Bilaspur district (Pendra Road Gorella sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Gourkheda?57.9% (Census 2011)