# Gorakhpura Village, Ghuwara, Chhatarpur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Ghuwara, Chhatarpur 

# Gorakhpura

Gorakhpura is a village in Ghuwara sub-district of Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,239 people in 419 households**, the 13th largest of 53 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.3%.

- 2,239people (2011)
- 419households
- 47.4%literacy
- 806females per 1,000 males

## Gorakhpura PIN code and other codes

Gorakhpura falls in Ghuwara sub-district, Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBada Malhera
- Census village code458253

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

## How far is Gorakhpura from nearby towns?

- Chhatarpur (district HQ)15 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 Gorakhpura?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Gorakhpura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhagaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ghuwara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bada Malehra
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand 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 Gorakhpura known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, mustard and til**. About 35% of the 1,524 hectares of village land is sown, and 356 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 Gorakhpura

Of every 100 households in Gorakhpura in 2011, 36 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gorakhpura · ■ Ghuwara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****36%**

**34%

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

**3%

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

**97%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****10%**

**30%

Television ****2%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****56%**

**44%

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 Gorakhpura?

■ Gorakhpura · ■ Ghuwara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****47.4%**

**57.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****806**

**878

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****955**

**891

Working population ****48.4%**

**48.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 55.1% for men and 37.4% for women. 50% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 236 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 474 (44%) · **■** Household industry 25 (2%) · **■** Other work 199 (18%) · **■** Marginal 149 (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 Ghuwara

- Bhelda2,528 people
- Sarakana2,407 people
- Bachhraoni2,366 people
- Halawani2,362 people
- Saura1,983 people
- Jhigari1,979 people
- Madhikhera1,915 people
- Sorkhi1,876 people

[All 55 villages in Ghuwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhatarpur/ghuwara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gorakhpura from Chhatarpur?15 km by road
- What is the population of Gorakhpura?2,239 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gorakhpura in?Chhatarpur district (Ghuwara sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gorakhpura?47.4% (Census 2011)