Village · Gunderdehi, Durg
# Gorkapar

Gorkapar is a village in Gunderdehi sub-district of Durg district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 491225. The 2011 Census counted 698 people in 136 households, the 128th largest of 159 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.2%.
- 698 people (2011)
- 136 households
- 80.3% literacy
- 491225 PIN code

## Gorkapar PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Gorkapar is 491225. Gorkapar falls in Gunderdehi sub-district, Durg district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 491225
- Gram panchayat Chicha
- Community development block Gunderdehi
- Census village code 442795

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Gorkapar from nearby towns?
- Gunderdehi (sub-district HQ) 19 km by road
- Durg (district HQ) 24 km by road
- Arjunda (nearest town) 10 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Gorkapar?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Gorkapar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Gabdi
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Arjunda
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Durg
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 22 h summer · 22 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Gorkapar known for?

The main crops are paddy, tivra and wheat. About 70% of the 221 hectares of village land is sown, and 24 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Gorkapar

Of every 100 households in Gorkapar in 2011, 92 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gorkapar · ■ Gunderdehi rural average
- Electricity for lighting 92% 89%
- Toilet within the home 14% 19%
- No toilet (open defecation) 86% 81%
- Tap water 0% 22%
- Drinking water within premises 4% 14%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 98%
- Use banking services 99% 70%
- Television 28% 41%
- Mobile phone 23% 35%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 12% 18%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 16% 15%
- Own their home 98% 96%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Gorkapar?

■ Gorkapar · ■ Gunderdehi rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 80.3% 81.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1102 1010
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 938 983
- Working population 55.4% 51.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.5% for men and 71.3% for women. 61% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 99 (26%) · ■ Farm labourers 9 (2%) · ■ Other work 16 (4%) · ■ Marginal 263 (68%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Gunderdehi
- Mothipar 742 people
- Khursipar 734 people
- Kosa 719 people
- Dangania 700 people
- Khapri 689 people
- Tilkhairi 689 people
- Masul 678 people
- Saloni 673 people

All 159 villages in Gunderdehi

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Gorkapar? 491225
- How far is Gorkapar from Durg? 24 km by road
- What is the population of Gorkapar? 698 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gorkapar in? Durg district (Gunderdehi sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Gorkapar? 80.3% (Census 2011)

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