# Gorkhakhurd Village, Silwani, Raisen (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Silwani, Raisen 

# Gorkhakhurd

Gorkhakhurd is a village in Silwani sub-district of Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **364 people in 96 households**, the 141st largest of 241 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 67.9%.

- 364people (2011)
- 96households
- 66.8%literacy
- 1,000females per 1,000 males

## Gorkhakhurd PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockSilwani
- Census village code484935

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

## How far is Gorkhakhurd from nearby towns?

- Silwani (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Raisen (district HQ)100 km by road
- Silwani (nearest town)20 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 Gorkhakhurd?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Gorkhakhurd; 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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bikalpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Silwani
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Deori
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 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 waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 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 Gorkhakhurd known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 28% of the 580 hectares of village land is sown, and 104 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 Gorkhakhurd

Of every 100 households in Gorkhakhurd in 2011, 99 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Gorkhakhurd · ■ Silwani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**21%

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

**3%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****16%**

**21%

Television ****14%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****70%**

**47%

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 Gorkhakhurd?

■ Gorkhakhurd · ■ Silwani rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.8%**

**67.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**923

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****941**

**945

Working population ****32.4%**

**42.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.6% for men and 64.0% for women. 58% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 45 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 45 (38%) · **■** Other work 25 (21%) · **■** Marginal 3 (3%)

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

- Imaliya374 people
- Kesali369 people
- Johar368 people
- Chouka366 people
- Salaiya Parsora364 people
- Mahka361 people
- Dungariya Khurd356 people
- Gaganwada356 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Gorkhakhurd from Raisen?100 km by road
- What is the population of Gorkhakhurd?364 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gorkhakhurd in?Raisen district (Silwani sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gorkhakhurd?66.8% (Census 2011)