# Gorad Village, Tarapur, Anand (Gujarat) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Tarapur, Anand 

# Gorad

Gorad is a village in Tarapur sub-district of Anand district, Gujarat, PIN code **388180**. The 2011 Census counted **1,010 people in 207 households**, the 36th largest of 42 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.5%.

- 1,010people (2011)
- 207households
- 85.0%literacy
- 388180PIN code

## Gorad PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gorad is 388180.** Gorad falls in Tarapur sub-district, Anand district, Gujarat.

- PIN code388180
- Gram panchayatGorad
- Community development blockTarapur
- Census village code516838

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

## How far is Gorad from nearby towns?

- Tarapur (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Anand (district HQ)50 km by road
- Sojitra (nearest town)29 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 Gorad?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Gorad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Tarapur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Vallabh Vidyanagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tarapur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Gorad known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and green gram**. About 82% of the 570 hectares of village land is sown, and 469 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 Gorad

Of every 100 households in Gorad in 2011, 98 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gorad · ■ Tarapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****54%**

**45%

No toilet (open defecation) ****46%**

**54%

Tap water ****100%**

**82%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**82%

Use banking services ****49%**

**54%

Television ****52%**

**48%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**3%

None of these assets ****17%**

**23%

Own their home ****99%**

**94%

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 Gorad?

■ Gorad · ■ Tarapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.0%**

**81.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****902**

**923

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****660**

**870

Working population ****66.3%**

**42.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.1% for men and 77.2% for women. 63% of men and 70% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 187 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 228 (34%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 31 (5%) · **■** Marginal 220 (33%)

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 Tarapur

- Adruj1,154 people
- Jafarganj1,143 people
- Mota Kalodra1,103 people
- Jichka1,060 people
- Tol913 people
- Chikhaliya768 people
- Jafrabad557 people
- Malpur475 people

[All 42 villages in Tarapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/anand/tarapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gorad?388180
- How far is Gorad from Anand?50 km by road
- What is the population of Gorad?1,010 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gorad in?Anand district (Tarapur sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Gorad?85.0% (Census 2011)