# Gorkhakalan Village, Silwani, Raisen (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Silwani, Raisen 

# Gorkhakalan

Gorkhakalan is a village in Silwani sub-district of Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **193 people in 48 households**, the 207th largest of 241 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.9%.

- 193people (2011)
- 48households
- 59.4%literacy
- 787females per 1,000 males

## Gorkhakalan PIN code and other codes

Gorkhakalan falls in Silwani sub-district, Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockSilwani
- Census village code484929

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

## How far is Gorkhakalan from nearby towns?

- Silwani (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Raisen (district HQ)100 km by road
- Silwani (nearest town)15 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 Gorkhakalan?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Gorkhakalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Beekalpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Silwani
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhopal
- ○Primary health centre5–10 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)10 h summer · 10 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 Gorkhakalan known for?

About 28% of the 580 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 Gorkhakalan

Of every 100 households in Gorkhakalan in 2011, 79 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Gorkhakalan · ■ Silwani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****79%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**82%

Tap water ****19%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**21%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**97%

Use banking services ****38%**

**21%

Television ****23%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****57%**

**47%

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 Gorkhakalan?

■ Gorkhakalan · ■ Silwani rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.4%**

**67.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****787**

**923

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****500**

**945

Working population ****25.9%**

**42.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.3% for men and 51.4% for women. 44% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 32 (64%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (16%) · **■** Other work 1 (2%) · **■** Marginal 9 (18%)

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 Silwani

- Hatnapur207 people
- Ghoorpur202 people
- Chandpura Kalan197 people
- Jamanjhiri195 people
- Mandha193 people
- Madanpur190 people
- Khamariya Kalan187 people
- Mardanpur186 people

[All 249 villages in Silwani](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/raisen/silwani/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gorkhakalan from Raisen?100 km by road
- What is the population of Gorkhakalan?193 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gorkhakalan in?Raisen district (Silwani sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gorkhakalan?59.4% (Census 2011)