# Gora Village, Babai, Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Babai, Hoshangabad 

# Gora

Gora is a village in Babai sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,456 people in 294 households**, the 28th largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.8%.

- 1,456people (2011)
- 294households
- 69.6%literacy
- 874females per 1,000 males

## Gora PIN code and other codes

Gora falls in Babai sub-district, Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBabai
- Census village code487524

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

## How far is Gora from nearby towns?

- Babai (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Hoshangabad (district HQ)15 km by road
- Hoshangabad (nearest town)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 Gora?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Hoshangabad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshangabad
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- 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 Gora known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 75% of the 769 hectares of village land is sown, and 563 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

Of every 100 households in Gora in 2011, 78 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gora · ■ Babai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**67%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**71%

Tap water ****40%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**33%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****38%**

**31%

Television ****28%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**17%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****51%**

**39%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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?

■ Gora · ■ Babai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.6%**

**68.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****874**

**911

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****754**

**919

Working population ****51.6%**

**41.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.3% for men and 58.8% for women. 57% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 215 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 164 (22%) · **■** Household industry 13 (2%) · **■** Other work 47 (6%) · **■** Marginal 312 (42%)

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 Babai

- Satwasa1,486 people
- Khargawali1,471 people
- Baharpur1,459 people
- Sukkarwada1,457 people
- Nasirabad1,418 people
- Madhawan1,407 people
- Muhasa1,398 people
- Chaplasar1,388 people

[All 106 villages in Babai](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/babai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gora from Hoshangabad?15 km by road
- What is the population of Gora?1,456 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gora in?Hoshangabad district (Babai sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gora?69.6% (Census 2011)