# Gorakhpur Village, Begamganj, Raisen (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Begamganj, Raisen 

# Gorakhpur

Gorakhpur is a village in Begamganj sub-district of Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **465 people in 94 households**, the 103rd largest of 207 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.5%.

- 465people (2011)
- 94households
- 74.7%literacy
- 831females per 1,000 males

## Gorakhpur PIN code and other codes

Gorakhpur falls in Begamganj sub-district, Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBegamganj
- Census village code484220

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?

- Begamganj (sub-district HQ)45 km by road
- Raisen (district HQ)125 km by road
- Begamganj (nearest town)45 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
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Vihara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Begamganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sagar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 6 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 35% of the 752 hectares of village land is sown, and 48 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 Gorakhpur

Of every 100 households in Gorakhpur in 2011, 100 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gorakhpur · ■ Begamganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

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

**7%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****8%**

**24%

Television ****11%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****69%**

**46%

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 · ■ Begamganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.7%**

**73.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****831**

**884

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1091**

**973

Working population ****38.3%**

**44.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.0% for men and 66.9% for women. 52% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 80 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 41 (23%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 53 (30%)

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 Begamganj

- Barha476 people
- Berkhedi Rajaram476 people
- Dhandhiya469 people
- Fatehpur467 people
- Katangi464 people
- Khiriya Navalshah461 people
- Parsora461 people
- Basiya456 people

[All 226 villages in Begamganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/raisen/begamganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gorakhpur from Raisen?125 km by road
- What is the population of Gorakhpur?465 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gorakhpur in?Raisen district (Begamganj sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gorakhpur?74.7% (Census 2011)