# Gorpa Village, Dhamdha, Durg (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dhamdha, Durg 

# Gorpa

Gorpa is a village in Dhamdha sub-district of Durg district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **496450**. The 2011 Census counted **633 people in 126 households**, the 135th largest of 162 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.8%.

- 633people (2011)
- 126households
- 71.4%literacy
- 496450PIN code

## Gorpa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gorpa is 496450.** Gorpa falls in Dhamdha sub-district, Durg district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code496450
- Gram panchayatGorpa
- Community development blockDhamdha
- Census village code442392

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

## How far is Gorpa from nearby towns?

- Dhamdha (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Durg (district HQ)46 km by road
- Dhamdha (nearest town)12 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 Gorpa?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Gorpa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Pedraven
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhamdha
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Parpondi
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Gorpa known for?

The main crops are **paddy, gram and soyabean**. About 78% of the 286 hectares of village land is sown, and 120 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 Gorpa

Of every 100 households in Gorpa in 2011, 78 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gorpa · ■ Dhamdha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

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

**11%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****93%**

**55%

Television ****36%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**18%

Own their home ****100%**

**94%

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 Gorpa?

■ Gorpa · ■ Dhamdha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.4%**

**72.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****918**

**998

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****649**

**943

Working population ****52.1%**

**49.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.6% for men and 62.0% for women. 55% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 127 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 171 (52%) · **■** Other work 30 (9%) · **■** Marginal 2 (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 Dhamdha

- Kharra671 people
- Rauta666 people
- Gadaghat641 people
- Surjidih636 people
- Jatagharra625 people
- Thelka604 people
- Gobra597 people
- Khilora Khurd586 people

[All 162 villages in Dhamdha](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/durg/dhamdha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gorpa?496450
- How far is Gorpa from Durg?46 km by road
- What is the population of Gorpa?633 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gorpa in?Durg district (Dhamdha sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Gorpa?71.4% (Census 2011)