Village · Udaipura, Raisen
# Gorakhpur

Gorakhpur is a village in Udaipura sub-district of Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 2,494 people in 510 households, the 4th largest of 155 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.3%.
- 2,494 people (2011)
- 510 households
- 78.3% literacy
- 976 females per 1,000 males

## Gorakhpur PIN code and other codes

Gorakhpur falls in Udaipura sub-district, Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Udaipura
- Census village code 485090

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Gorakhpur from nearby towns?
- Udaipura (sub-district HQ) 25 km by road
- Raisen (district HQ) 155 km by road
- Udaipura (nearest town) 25 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Gorakhpur?

19 services counted by the Census are inside Gorakhpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● National highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Cooperative bank In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Deori
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Deori
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 6 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Gorakhpur known for?

About 86% of the 923 hectares of village land is sown, and 153 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Gorakhpur

Of every 100 households in Gorakhpur in 2011, 98 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gorakhpur · ■ Udaipura rural average
- Electricity for lighting 98% 68%
- Toilet within the home 30% 25%
- No toilet (open defecation) 70% 75%
- Tap water 9% 7%
- Drinking water within premises 27% 30%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 97%
- Use banking services 36% 31%
- Television 32% 25%
- Mobile phone 58% 44%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 14% 15%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 2%
- None of these assets 35% 43%
- Own their home 97% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Gorakhpur?

■ Gorakhpur · ■ Udaipura rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 78.3% 69.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 976 910
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 833 920
- Working population 36.2% 39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.3% for men and 71.4% for women. 53% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 174 (19%) · ■ Farm labourers 184 (20%) · ■ Household industry 11 (1%) · ■ Other work 225 (25%) · ■ Marginal 309 (34%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Udaipura
- Kasba Deori 9,432 people
- Dighawan 3,087 people
- Boras 2,901 people
- Aliwada 2,394 people
- Timrawan 2,287 people
- Anghora 2,263 people
- Ketoghan 2,241 people

All 155 villages in Udaipura

## Quick answers
- How far is Gorakhpur from Raisen? 155 km by road
- What is the population of Gorakhpur? 2,494 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gorakhpur in? Raisen district (Udaipura sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gorakhpur? 78.3% (Census 2011)

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