# Gorsod Village, Rania, Khunti (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Rania, Khunti 

# Gorsod

Gorsod is a village in Rania sub-district of Khunti district, Jharkhand, PIN code **835227**. The 2011 Census counted **292 people in 54 households**, the 49th largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.8%.

- 292people (2011)
- 54households
- 70.8%literacy
- 835227PIN code

## Gorsod PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gorsod is 835227.** Gorsod falls in Rania sub-district, Khunti district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code835227
- Gram panchayatDahu
- Community development blockRania
- Census village code375002

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

## How far is Gorsod from nearby towns?

- Rania (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Khunti (district HQ)63 km by road
- Khunti (nearest town)63 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 Gorsod?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Gorsod; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Torpa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Torpa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ranchi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds

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 Gorsod known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 63% of the 287 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Gorsod

Of every 100 households in Gorsod in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gorsod · ■ Rania rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**2%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**98%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**5%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****70%**

**73%

Television ****0%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****15%**

**20%

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 Gorsod?

■ Gorsod · ■ Rania rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.8%**

**65.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1042**

**1004

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1435**

**975

Working population ****50.7%**

**58.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.5% for men and 53.4% for women. 49% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 27 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (5%) · **■** Household industry 5 (3%) · **■** Other work 5 (3%) · **■** Marginal 104 (70%)

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 Rania

- Goharam334 people
- Ulung329 people
- Tetari308 people
- Jalmadi300 people
- Tumbukel285 people
- Jarakel284 people
- Boroy268 people
- Barjo256 people

[All 67 villages in Rania](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/khunti/rania/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gorsod?835227
- How far is Gorsod from Khunti?63 km by road
- What is the population of Gorsod?292 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gorsod in?Khunti district (Rania sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Gorsod?70.8% (Census 2011)