# Gorkha, Gairatganj, Raisen – Population & Literacy

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Village · Gairatganj, Raisen 

# Gorkha

Gorkha is a village in [Gairatganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/raisen/gairatganj/) sub-district of [Raisen](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/raisen/) district, [Madhya Pradesh](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/). The 2011 Census counted **439 people in 100 households**, the 91st largest of 163 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.6%.

- 439people (2011)
- 100households
- 81.6%literacy
- 868females per 1,000 males

## Gorkha PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockGairatganj
- Census village code484017

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?

- Gairatgang (sub-district HQ)34 km by road
- Raisen (district HQ)88 km by road
- Gairatganj (nearest town)34 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?

5 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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gairtganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gairatganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Raisen
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 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 and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 84% of the 312 hectares of village land is sown, and 70 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; 36 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gorkha · ■ Gairatganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****73%**

**74%

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

**13%

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

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

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

**14%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****28%**

**26%

Television ****7%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****55%**

**41%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 · ■ Gairatganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.6%**

**78.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****868**

**897

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****970**

**941

Working population ****62.0%**

**44.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.1% for men and 71.5% for women. 63% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 77 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 103 (38%) · **■** Household industry 11 (4%) · **■** Other work 6 (2%) · **■** Marginal 75 (28%)

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 Gairatganj

- Sagor474 people
- Bhanwargarh469 people
- Patan467 people
- Sultan Jhanpur445 people
- Kitora435 people
- Mundla434 people
- Bamhori Ghat417 people
- Khidki416 people

[All 169 villages in Gairatganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/raisen/gairatganj/villages/)

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- Gorkha · Village, Tarn Taran, Tarn Taran · 831 people
- Gorkha · Village, Morena, Morena · 791 people

## Quick answers

- How far is Gorkha from Raisen?88 km by road
- What is the population of Gorkha?439 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gorkha in?Raisen district (Gairatganj sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gorkha?81.6% (Census 2011)