# Gorgama Village, Borio, Sahibganj (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Borio, Sahibganj 

# Gorgama

Gorgama is a village in Borio sub-district of Sahibganj district, Jharkhand, PIN code **816109**. The 2011 Census counted **704 people in 123 households**, the 38th largest of 268 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 40.4%.

- 704people (2011)
- 123households
- 54.3%literacy
- 816109PIN code

## Gorgama PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gorgama is 816109.** Gorgama falls in Borio sub-district, Sahibganj district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code816109
- Gram panchayatAprol
- Community development blockBorio
- Census village code358464

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

## How far is Gorgama from nearby towns?

- Sahibganj (district HQ)34 km by road
- Sahibganj (nearest town)34 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 Gorgama?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Gorgama; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sahibganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sahibganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sahibganj
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 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 Gorgama known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 25% of the 131 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 Gorgama

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

■ Gorgama · ■ Borio rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**4%

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

**3%

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

**97%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

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

**7%

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

**0%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****32%**

**28%

Television ****0%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**12%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****64%**

**51%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Gorgama?

■ Gorgama · ■ Borio rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.3%**

**40.4%

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

**992

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1045**

**1010

Working population ****49.3%**

**51.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.5% for men and 40.6% for women. 52% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 112 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 171 (49%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 13 (4%) · **■** Marginal 50 (14%)

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 Borio

- Gorda785 people
- Matia781 people
- Chhota Banguon719 people
- Bara Lohanda709 people
- Chhota Kendau691 people
- Dhanela681 people
- Saharpur657 people
- Bhalsumiya649 people

[All 343 villages in Borio](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/sahibganj/borio/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gorgama?816109
- How far is Gorgama from Sahibganj?34 km by road
- What is the population of Gorgama?704 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gorgama in?Sahibganj district (Borio sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Gorgama?54.3% (Census 2011)