# Gorakhpur Village, Ghughari, Mandla (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Ghughari, Mandla 

# Gorakhpur

Gorakhpur is a village in Ghughari sub-district of Mandla district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **833 people in 180 households**, the 89th largest of 183 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.0%.

- 833people (2011)
- 180households
- 47.8%literacy
- 1,215females per 1,000 males

## Gorakhpur PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockGhughari
- Census village code493167

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?

- Ghughari (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Mandla (district HQ)65 km by road
- Mandla (nearest town)65 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?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Gorakhpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Ghughari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mandla
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mandla
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ 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 watercovered wells, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds

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?

The main crops are **dhan, kudki and makka**. About 22% of the 677 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, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 1 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gorakhpur · ■ Ghughari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**34%

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

**5%

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

**95%

Tap water ****1%**

**5%

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

**6%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****90%**

**81%

Television ****0%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****1%**

**11%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****73%**

**69%

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 Gorakhpur?

■ Gorakhpur · ■ Ghughari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****47.8%**

**58.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1215**

**1042

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1129**

**994

Working population ****53.4%**

**57.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.1% for men and 37.0% for women. 57% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 72 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 25 (6%) · **■** Other work 1 (0%) · **■** Marginal 347 (78%)

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 Ghughari

- Deori862 people
- Saliwada859 people
- Githar857 people
- Mahli839 people
- Dhangaon830 people
- Pipariya Kalan825 people
- Ramhepur824 people
- Kusmi804 people

[All 183 villages in Ghughari](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/mandla/ghughari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gorakhpur from Mandla?65 km by road
- What is the population of Gorakhpur?833 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gorakhpur in?Mandla district (Ghughari sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gorakhpur?47.8% (Census 2011)