# Gorakhpur Village, Sahaspur Lohara, Kabeerdham (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/kabeerdham/sahaspur-lohara/gorakhpur-439562/ Village · Sahaspur Lohara, Kabeerdham # Gorakhpur Gorakhpur is a village in Sahaspur Lohara sub-district of Kabeerdham district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491995**. The 2011 Census counted **1,479 people in 303 households**, the 17th largest of 187 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.7%. - 1,479people (2011) - 303households - 68.5%literacy - 491995PIN code ## Gorakhpur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gorakhpur is 491995.** Gorakhpur falls in Sahaspur Lohara sub-district, Kabeerdham district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code491995 - Gram panchayatGorakhpur Kalan - Community development blockSahaspur Lohara - Census village code439562 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? - Sahaspur Lohara (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Kawardha (district HQ)35 km by road - Than-Khamharia (nearest town)10 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? 13 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 - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Khamhariya - ○Degree college10+ km · Raipur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Samnapur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 12 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 **soyabean, gram and paddy**. About 83% of the 488 hectares of village land is sown, and 28 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, 87 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Gorakhpur · ■ Sahaspur Lohara rural average Electricity for lighting ****87%** **86% Toilet within the home ****11%** **7% No toilet (open defecation) ****89%** **93% Tap water ****2%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****12%** **9% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **99% Use banking services ****32%** **71% Television ****32%** **23% Mobile phone ****36%** **24% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****18%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****31%** **28% Own their home ****98%** **97% 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 · ■ Sahaspur Lohara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.5%** **61.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959** **1009 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1277** **991 Working population ****50.9%** **51.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.1% for men and 53.5% for women. 53% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 293 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 376 (50%) · **■** Other work 65 (9%) · **■** Marginal 19 (3%) 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 Sahaspur Lohara - Koylari1,588 people - Singhanpuri1,588 people - Hathlewa1,554 people - Bhathkudera1,481 people - Odiya Khurd1,433 people - Ranjitpur1,410 people - Lakhatola1,389 people - Dongariya1,385 people [All 197 villages in Sahaspur Lohara](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/kabeerdham/sahaspur-lohara/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gorakhpur?491995 - How far is Gorakhpur from Kawardha?35 km by road - What is the population of Gorakhpur?1,479 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gorakhpur in?Kabeerdham district (Sahaspur Lohara sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Gorakhpur?68.5% (Census 2011)