# Gorga Village, Gobindpur, Dhanbad (Jharkhand) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Gobindpur, Dhanbad 

# Gorga

Gorga is a village in Gobindpur sub-district of Dhanbad district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **856 people in 151 households**, the 93rd largest of 213 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.6%.

- 856people (2011)
- 151households
- 69.8%literacy
- 950females per 1,000 males

## Gorga PIN code and other codes

Gorga falls in Gobindpur sub-district, Dhanbad district, Jharkhand.

- Gram panchayatTilaiya
- Community development blockGobindpur
- Census village code361648

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

## How far is Gorga from nearby towns?

- Gobindpur (sub-district HQ)31 km by road
- Dhanbad (district HQ)21 km by road
- Dhanbad (nearest town)21 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 Gorga?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Gorga; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Gorga
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Rajganj
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sapanpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajganj
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 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 Gorga known for?

The main crops are **rice**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Gorga

Of every 100 households in Gorga in 2011, 72 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Gorga · ■ Gobindpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****72%**

**81%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**17%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****41%**

**48%

Use banking services ****69%**

**54%

Television ****38%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****2%**

**14%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Gorga?

■ Gorga · ■ Gobindpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.8%**

**67.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****930**

**918

Working population ****56.1%**

**40.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.7% for men and 55.3% for women. 57% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 3 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (0%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 151 (31%) · **■** Marginal 322 (67%)

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 Gobindpur

- Kasitanr916 people
- Chutiaro897 people
- Paharpur883 people
- Chainpur856 people
- Barajor Alias Gamharia854 people
- Kalyanpur837 people
- Majurnachna829 people
- Tiadaha811 people

[All 220 villages in Gobindpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dhanbad/gobindpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gorga from Dhanbad?21 km by road
- What is the population of Gorga?856 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gorga in?Dhanbad district (Gobindpur sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Gorga?69.8% (Census 2011)