# Gorkho Village, Mandar, Ranchi (Jharkhand) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Mandar, Ranchi 

# Gorkho

Gorkho is a village in Mandar sub-district of Ranchi district, Jharkhand, PIN code **835214**. The 2011 Census counted **627 people in 122 households**, the 60th largest of 69 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.6%.

- 627people (2011)
- 122households
- 63.5%literacy
- 835214PIN code

## Gorkho PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gorkho is 835214.** Gorkho falls in Mandar sub-district, Ranchi district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code835214
- Gram panchayatBishakhantanga
- Community development blockMandar
- Census village code374196

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

## How far is Gorkho from nearby towns?

- Mandar (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Ranchi (district HQ)45 km by road
- Ranchi (nearest town)45 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 Gorkho?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Gorkho; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sosai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sosai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ranchi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 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, canal / river 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 Gorkho known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 86% of the 178 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 Gorkho

Of every 100 households in Gorkho in 2011, 95 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gorkho · ■ Mandar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

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

**8%

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

**2%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****30%**

**45%

Television ****14%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**13%

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 Gorkho?

■ Gorkho · ■ Mandar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.5%**

**67.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****978**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****941**

**949

Working population ****48.6%**

**46.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.9% for men and 57.9% for women. 50% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 78 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (3%) · **■** Other work 20 (7%) · **■** Marginal 198 (65%)

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 Mandar

- Kandri819 people
- Sewadih794 people
- Jhikpur732 people
- Chigri648 people
- Rege624 people
- Maltoli607 people
- Charki586 people
- Deuri Alias Dongatoli548 people

[All 69 villages in Mandar](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/ranchi/mandar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gorkho?835214
- How far is Gorkho from Ranchi?45 km by road
- What is the population of Gorkho?627 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gorkho in?Ranchi district (Mandar sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Gorkho?63.5% (Census 2011)