# Gorra Village, Lanji, Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Lanji, Balaghat 

# Gorra

Gorra is a village in Lanji sub-district of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **789 people in 158 households**, the 88th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.6%.

- 789people (2011)
- 158households
- 76.6%literacy
- 1,039females per 1,000 males

## Gorra PIN code and other codes

Gorra falls in Lanji sub-district, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockLanji
- Census village code498543

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

## How far is Gorra from nearby towns?

- Lanji (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Balaghat (district HQ)73 km by road
- Lanji (nearest town)12 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bahela
- ○Degree college10+ km · Lanji
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kirnapur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 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 and hand pumps
- 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 known for?

The main crops are **dhan**. About 84% of the 184 hectares of village land is sown, and 128 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

Of every 100 households in Gorra in 2011, 74 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gorra · ■ Lanji rural average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**72%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**15%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****8%**

**25%

Television ****19%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**23%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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?

■ Gorra · ■ Lanji rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.6%**

**77.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1039**

**1014

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1143**

**987

Working population ****56.8%**

**59.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.5% for men and 67.9% for women. 60% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 246 (55%) · **■** Farm labourers 127 (28%) · **■** Other work 59 (13%) · **■** Marginal 16 (4%)

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 Lanji

- Paraswada871 people
- Borikalan840 people
- Bordi818 people
- Chichewada792 people
- Itora781 people
- Khursitola745 people
- Pondi745 people
- Lohara739 people

[All 162 villages in Lanji](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/lanji/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gorra from Balaghat?73 km by road
- What is the population of Gorra?789 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gorra in?Balaghat district (Lanji sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gorra?76.6% (Census 2011)