# Gorkha Village, Begamganj, Raisen (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Begamganj, Raisen 

# Gorkha

Gorkha is a village in Begamganj sub-district of Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **541 people in 109 households**, the 84th largest of 207 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.5%.

- 541people (2011)
- 109households
- 67.3%literacy
- 859females per 1,000 males

## Gorkha PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockBegamganj
- Census village code484161

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

## How far is Gorkha from nearby towns?

- Begamganj (sub-district HQ)21 km by road
- Raisen (district HQ)106 km by road
- Begamganj (nearest town)21 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 Gorkha?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Gorkha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Begamganj
- ○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 bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)6 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 Gorkha known for?

About 61% of the 332 hectares of village land is sown, and 32 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 Gorkha

Of every 100 households in Gorkha in 2011, 73 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gorkha · ■ Begamganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****73%**

**62%

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

**8%

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

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**7%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****49%**

**24%

Television ****11%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**46%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Gorkha?

■ Gorkha · ■ Begamganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.3%**

**73.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****859**

**884

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****872**

**973

Working population ****40.9%**

**44.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.6% for men and 58.9% for women. 52% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 65 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 17 (8%) · **■** Household industry 37 (17%) · **■** Other work 57 (26%) · **■** Marginal 45 (20%)

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

- Jhirpani555 people
- Berkhedi Jorawar551 people
- Madiya Niwari551 people
- Sihora Jagir542 people
- Nain Bilas529 people
- Hinotiya Pachori524 people
- Beelkheda Jagir515 people
- Hinotiya Bamnai513 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Gorkha from Raisen?106 km by road
- What is the population of Gorkha?541 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gorkha in?Raisen district (Begamganj sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gorkha?67.3% (Census 2011)