Village · Sakti, Janjgir - Champa # Gourmuda Gourmuda is a village in Sakti sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 496197. The 2011 Census counted 547 people in 127 households, the 90th largest of 126 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%. - 547 people (2011) - 127 households - 75.9% literacy - 496197 PIN code ## Gourmuda PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Gourmuda is 496197. Gourmuda falls in Sakti sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 496197 - Gram panchayat Parsadakhurd - Community development block Sakti - Census village code 436972 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Gourmuda from nearby towns? - Sakti (sub-district HQ) 4 km by road - Janjgir (district HQ) 49 km by road - Sakti (nearest town) 4 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Gourmuda? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Gourmuda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Degree college under 5 km · Sakti - ○ ITI / vocational school under 5 km · Sakti - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Railway station under 5 km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Gourmuda known for? The main crops are paddy, wheat and mustard. About 60% of the 86 hectares of village land is sown, and 33 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Gourmuda Of every 100 households in Gourmuda in 2011, 82 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Gourmuda · ■ Sakti rural average - Electricity for lighting 82% 92% - Toilet within the home 6% 9% - No toilet (open defecation) 94% 91% - Tap water 0% 7% - Drinking water within premises 7% 9% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 98% - Use banking services 22% 27% - Television 35% 31% - Mobile phone 29% 22% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 9% 8% - Car / jeep / van 1% 0% - None of these assets 20% 31% - Own their home 97% 97% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Gourmuda? ■ Gourmuda · ■ Sakti rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 75.9% 71.8% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 989 1000 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1086 956 - Working population 67.8% 51.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.0% for men and 61.5% for women. 68% of men and 68% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 60 (16%) · ■ Farm labourers 9 (2%) · ■ Household industry 3 (1%) · ■ Other work 83 (22%) · ■ Marginal 216 (58%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Sakti - Jagdalla 563 people - Turri 557 people - Ghuichunwa 555 people - Charpara 551 people - Kudhritar 544 people - Anjoripali 534 people - Bailachunwa 534 people - Jamchunwa 511 people All 128 villages in Sakti ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gourmuda? 496197 - How far is Gourmuda from Janjgir? 49 km by road - What is the population of Gourmuda? 547 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gourmuda in? Janjgir - Champa district (Sakti sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Gourmuda? 75.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/sakti/gourmuda/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.