# Gorakepu Village, Barhait, Sahibganj (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Barhait, Sahibganj 

# Gorakepu

Gorakepu is a village in Barhait sub-district of Sahibganj district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **199 people in 37 households**, the 108th largest of 199 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 39.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 40.0%.

- 199people (2011)
- 37households
- 39.4%literacy
- 877females per 1,000 males

## Gorakepu PIN code and other codes

Gorakepu falls in Barhait sub-district, Sahibganj district, Jharkhand.

- Gram panchayatBhagnadih
- Community development blockBarhait
- Census village code358629

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

## How far is Gorakepu from nearby towns?

- Barhait (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Sahibganj (district HQ)60 km by road
- Sahibganj (nearest town)60 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 Gorakepu?

1 services counted by the Census are inside Gorakepu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Maskepu
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Brakha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Brakha
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sahibganj
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

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 Gorakepu known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 6% of the 123 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 Gorakepu

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

■ Gorakepu · ■ Barhait rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**0%

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

**4%

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

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**3%

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

**0%

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

**86%

Use banking services ****0%**

**19%

Television ****0%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**13%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****94%**

**50%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Gorakepu?

■ Gorakepu · ■ Barhait rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****39.4%**

**40.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****877**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****692**

**952

Working population ****33.7%**

**52.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 51.2% for men and 26.7% for women. 38% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 5 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 38 (57%) · **■** Marginal 24 (36%)

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 Barhait

- Chiharpahar206 people
- Telabani203 people
- Mahuatanr202 people
- Nirbita Mago202 people
- Jokamakamo197 people
- Bara Panchkuli188 people
- Jarpahar187 people
- Jaribedo181 people

[All 273 villages in Barhait](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/sahibganj/barhait/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gorakepu from Sahibganj?60 km by road
- What is the population of Gorakepu?199 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gorakepu in?Sahibganj district (Barhait sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Gorakepu?39.4% (Census 2011)