# Gora Kalan Village, Chanderi, Ashoknagar (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Chanderi, Ashoknagar 

# Gora Kalan

Gora Kalan is a village in Chanderi sub-district of Ashoknagar district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,301 people in 441 households**, the 3rd largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.4%.

- 2,301people (2011)
- 441households
- 53.8%literacy
- 900females per 1,000 males

## Gora Kalan PIN code and other codes

Gora Kalan falls in Chanderi sub-district, Ashoknagar district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockChanderi
- Census village code500184

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

## How far is Gora Kalan from nearby towns?

- Chanderi (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Ashoknagar (district HQ)87 km by road
- Chanderi (nearest town)17 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 Gora Kalan?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Gora Kalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ashok Nagar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 8 h winter

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 Gora Kalan known for?

About 75% of the 1,086 hectares of village land is sown, and 718 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Gora Kalan

Of every 100 households in Gora Kalan in 2011, 35 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Gora Kalan · ■ Chanderi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****35%**

**31%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Tap water ****17%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**6%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**99%

Use banking services ****30%**

**30%

Television ****18%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**2%

None of these assets ****32%**

**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 Gora Kalan?

■ Gora Kalan · ■ Chanderi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.8%**

**58.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****900**

**905

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****917**

**927

Working population ****52.0%**

**43.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.2% for men and 39.9% for women. 52% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 881 (74%) · **■** Farm labourers 183 (15%) · **■** Household industry 13 (1%) · **■** Other work 22 (2%) · **■** Marginal 98 (8%)

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 Chanderi

- Pranpur3,620 people
- Badera3,446 people
- Vikrampur2,285 people
- Sigon2,155 people
- Nanon2,110 people
- Nawni2,097 people

[All 165 villages in Chanderi](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/ashoknagar/chanderi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gora Kalan from Ashoknagar?87 km by road
- What is the population of Gora Kalan?2,301 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gora Kalan in?Ashoknagar district (Chanderi sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gora Kalan?53.8% (Census 2011)