# Gorgi Village, Pratappur, Surguja (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Pratappur, Surguja 

# Gorgi

Gorgi is a village in Pratappur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497223**. The 2011 Census counted **1,314 people in 288 households**, the 43rd largest of 114 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 35.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.3%.

- 1,314people (2011)
- 288households
- 35.4%literacy
- 497223PIN code

## Gorgi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gorgi is 497223.** Gorgi falls in Pratappur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497223
- Gram panchayatGorgi
- Community development blockPratappur
- Census village code432211

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

## How far is Gorgi from nearby towns?

- Pratappur (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)65 km by road
- Pratappur (nearest town)25 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 Gorgi?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Pratappur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pratappur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pratappur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Gorgi known for?

The main crops are **maize, paddy and mustard**. About 74% of the 753 hectares of village land is sown, and 9 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 Gorgi

Of every 100 households in Gorgi in 2011, 26 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gorgi · ■ Pratappur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**13%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****98%**

**68%

Television ****0%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**17%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****49%**

**36%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Gorgi?

■ Gorgi · ■ Pratappur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****35.4%**

**55.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****970**

**988

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****917**

**961

Working population ****34.0%**

**48.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 46.3% for men and 24.4% for women. 49% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 270 (60%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 12 (3%) · **■** Marginal 154 (34%)

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 Pratappur

- Ramkola1,393 people
- Lolki1,385 people
- Gotgawan1,350 people
- Parmeshwarpur1,332 people
- Chanchidand1,277 people
- Bharda1,275 people
- Tukudand1,260 people
- Badwar1,238 people

[All 114 villages in Pratappur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/pratappur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gorgi?497223
- How far is Gorgi from Ambikapur?65 km by road
- What is the population of Gorgi?1,314 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gorgi in?Surguja district (Pratappur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Gorgi?35.4% (Census 2011)