# Gorakhpur Village, Bichhiya, Mandla (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Bichhiya, Mandla 

# Gorakhpur

Gorakhpur is a village in Bichhiya sub-district of Mandla district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **649 people in 139 households**, the 152nd largest of 333 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.3%.

- 649people (2011)
- 139households
- 62.9%literacy
- 1,080females per 1,000 males

## Gorakhpur PIN code and other codes

Gorakhpur falls in Bichhiya sub-district, Mandla district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockMawai
- Census village code493356

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

## How far is Gorakhpur from nearby towns?

- Bichhiya (sub-district HQ)19 km by road
- Mandla (district HQ)69 km by road
- Bichhiya (nearest town)19 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 Gorakhpur?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Gorakhpur; 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 school5–10 km · Ghutas
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bichhiya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mandla
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 7 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 Gorakhpur known for?

About 38% of the 494 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Gorakhpur

Of every 100 households in Gorakhpur in 2011, 30 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gorakhpur · ■ Bichhiya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****30%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**94%

Tap water ****1%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**6%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****98%**

**79%

Television ****4%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**15%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**53%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Gorakhpur?

■ Gorakhpur · ■ Bichhiya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.9%**

**62.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1080**

**1010

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****898**

**975

Working population ****58.7%**

**55.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.1% for men and 48.5% for women. 58% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 206 (54%) · **■** Farm labourers 28 (7%) · **■** Other work 9 (2%) · **■** Marginal 138 (36%)

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 Bichhiya

- Manori F.V.653 people
- Saida F.V.653 people
- Sarasdoli Mal.653 people
- Karela Ryt.652 people
- Murta Ryt.636 people
- Bhonda634 people
- Khamhariya Ryt.629 people
- Barrai Ryt.626 people

[All 337 villages in Bichhiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/mandla/bichhiya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gorakhpur from Mandla?69 km by road
- What is the population of Gorakhpur?649 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gorakhpur in?Mandla district (Bichhiya sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gorakhpur?62.9% (Census 2011)