# Gorakhnathpur Village, Surajpur, Surguja (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Surajpur, Surguja 

# Gorakhnathpur

Gorakhnathpur is a village in Surajpur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497226**. The 2011 Census counted **719 people in 148 households**, the 99th largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.4%.

- 719people (2011)
- 148households
- 68.2%literacy
- 497226PIN code

## Gorakhnathpur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gorakhnathpur is 497226.** Gorakhnathpur falls in Surajpur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497226
- Gram panchayatKeshawnagar
- Community development blockSurajpur
- Census village code432565

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

## How far is Gorakhnathpur from nearby towns?

- Surajpur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)30 km by road
- Ambikapur (nearest town)30 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 Gorakhnathpur?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Vishrampur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Gorakhnathpur known for?

About 17% of the 525 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 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 Gorakhnathpur

Of every 100 households in Gorakhnathpur in 2011, 60 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Gorakhnathpur · ■ Surajpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****60%**

**64%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**90%

Tap water ****3%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****65%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****19%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%**

**94%

Use banking services ****50%**

**63%

Television ****34%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****30%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**22%

Own their home ****92%**

**96%

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 Gorakhnathpur?

■ Gorakhnathpur · ■ Surajpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.2%**

**61.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****933**

**989

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****946**

**954

Working population ****39.5%**

**44.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.6% for men and 53.7% for women. 55% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 50 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 108 (38%) · **■** Marginal 123 (43%)

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 Surajpur

- Pandawanagar827 people
- Bhagwanpur Khurd824 people
- Balrampur746 people
- Bharatpur719 people
- Saraswatipur714 people
- Champaknagar681 people
- Kartama653 people
- Tendupara593 people

[All 119 villages in Surajpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/surajpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gorakhnathpur?497226
- How far is Gorakhnathpur from Ambikapur?30 km by road
- What is the population of Gorakhnathpur?719 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gorakhnathpur in?Surguja district (Surajpur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Gorakhnathpur?68.2% (Census 2011)