# Gorakhurd Village, Banda, Sagar (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Banda, Sagar 

# Gorakhurd

Gorakhurd is a village in Banda sub-district of Sagar district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,691 people in 456 households**, the 30th largest of 164 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.6%.

- 1,691people (2011)
- 456households
- 67.1%literacy
- 909females per 1,000 males

## Gorakhurd PIN code and other codes

Gorakhurd falls in Banda sub-district, Sagar district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBanda
- Census village code460274

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

## How far is Gorakhurd from nearby towns?

- Banda (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Sagar (district HQ)45 km by road
- Banda (nearest town)25 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 Gorakhurd?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Gorakhurd; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhadraya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sagar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- 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 Gorakhurd known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, chana and tilli**. About 63% of the 1,069 hectares of village land is sown, and 275 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 Gorakhurd

Of every 100 households in Gorakhurd in 2011, 49 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gorakhurd · ■ Banda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****49%**

**56%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**4%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****18%**

**28%

Television ****6%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****59%**

**49%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Gorakhurd?

■ Gorakhurd · ■ Banda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.1%**

**68.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****909**

**883

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****829**

**925

Working population ****48.4%**

**47.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.8% for men and 53.5% for women. 57% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 155 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 388 (47%) · **■** Household industry 14 (2%) · **■** Other work 65 (8%) · **■** Marginal 196 (24%)

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 Banda

- Pipariya Imlai1,870 people
- Besli1,798 people
- Mokalmau1,719 people
- Bhusa Kamalpur1,699 people
- Singrawan1,684 people
- Padwar1,668 people
- Bamana1,659 people
- Pajnari1,641 people

[All 179 villages in Banda](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/sagar/banda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gorakhurd from Sagar?45 km by road
- What is the population of Gorakhurd?1,691 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gorakhurd in?Sagar district (Banda sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gorakhurd?67.1% (Census 2011)