# Gorakhpur Village, Kawardha, Kabeerdham (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Kawardha, Kabeerdham 

# Gorakhpur

Gorakhpur is a village in Kawardha sub-district of Kabeerdham district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494122**. The 2011 Census counted **550 people in 132 households**, the 132nd largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.0%.

- 550people (2011)
- 132households
- 48.3%literacy
- 494122PIN code

## Gorakhpur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gorakhpur is 494122.** Gorakhpur falls in Kawardha sub-district, Kabeerdham district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code494122
- Gram panchayatBardi
- Community development blockKawardha
- Census village code439078

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?

- Kawardha (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Kawardha (district HQ)20 km by road
- Pipariya (nearest town)3 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?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kawardha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kawardha
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kawardha
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)17 h summer · 18 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?

The main crops are **paddy, soyabean and gram**. About 78% of the 150 hectares of village land is sown, and 34 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, 83 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gorakhpur · ■ Kawardha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**91%

Tap water ****1%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**11%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**99%

Use banking services ****17%**

**63%

Television ****25%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**9%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****25%**

**35%

Own their home ****95%**

**98%

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 · ■ Kawardha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.3%**

**60.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****993**

**1000

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****911**

**981

Working population ****49.6%**

**50.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.5% for men and 37.2% for women. 50% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 123 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 124 (45%) · **■** Other work 11 (4%) · **■** Marginal 15 (5%)

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 Kawardha

- Jhirna556 people
- Khuntu556 people
- Nawagaon554 people
- Chhanta553 people
- Anchhi543 people
- Khaira531 people
- Lochan531 people
- Bano515 people

[All 182 villages in Kawardha](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/kabeerdham/kawardha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gorakhpur?494122
- How far is Gorakhpur from Kawardha?20 km by road
- What is the population of Gorakhpur?550 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gorakhpur in?Kabeerdham district (Kawardha sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Gorakhpur?48.3% (Census 2011)