# Gorra Bodi Village, Khairlanji, Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Khairlanji, Balaghat 

# Gorra Bodi

Gorra Bodi is a village in Khairlanji sub-district of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **761 people in 239 households**, the 72nd largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.0%.

- 761people (2011)
- 239households
- 75.2%literacy
- 941females per 1,000 males

## Gorra Bodi PIN code and other codes

Gorra Bodi falls in Khairlanji sub-district, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockKhairlanji
- Census village code497473

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

## How far is Gorra Bodi from nearby towns?

- Khairlanji (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Balaghat (district HQ)45 km by road
- Waraseoni (nearest town)26 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 Gorra Bodi?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Chikhla
- ○Degree college10+ km · Waraseoni
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Balaghat
- ○Primary health centre5–10 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 market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 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 Gorra Bodi known for?

The main crops are **dhan**. About 61% of the 352 hectares of village land is sown, and 106 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 Gorra Bodi

Of every 100 households in Gorra Bodi in 2011, 98 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gorra Bodi · ■ Khairlanji rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**66%

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

**12%

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

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**13%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****0%**

**30%

Television ****9%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**17%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**8%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****36%**

**36%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

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 Gorra Bodi?

■ Gorra Bodi · ■ Khairlanji rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.2%**

**79.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****941**

**1027

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****923**

**983

Working population ****56.1%**

**57.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.3% for men and 62.5% for women. 52% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 139 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (2%) · **■** Other work 4 (1%) · **■** Marginal 275 (64%)

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 Khairlanji

- Tateksa818 people
- Chichagaon817 people
- Chicholi792 people
- Tumsar766 people
- Pandharwani711 people
- Kanhadgaon698 people
- Dongariya628 people
- Khapa594 people

[All 84 villages in Khairlanji](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/khairlanji/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gorra Bodi from Balaghat?45 km by road
- What is the population of Gorra Bodi?761 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gorra Bodi in?Balaghat district (Khairlanji sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gorra Bodi?75.2% (Census 2011)