# Gorakhpur Village, Dhanora, Seoni (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dhanora, Seoni 

# Gorakhpur

Gorakhpur is a village in Dhanora sub-district of Seoni district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,330 people in 299 households**, the 10th largest of 114 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.2%.

- 1,330people (2011)
- 299households
- 72.9%literacy
- 959females per 1,000 males

## Gorakhpur PIN code and other codes

Gorakhpur falls in Dhanora sub-district, Seoni district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockDhanora
- Census village code496378

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

## How far is Gorakhpur from nearby towns?

- Dhanora (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Seoni (district HQ)75 km by road
- Lakhnadon (nearest town)30 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 Gorakhpur?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn 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 · Sunwara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhanora
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, 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 Gorakhpur known for?

About 40% of the 642 hectares of village land is sown, and 108 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 Gorakhpur

Of every 100 households in Gorakhpur in 2011, 75 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gorakhpur · ■ Dhanora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****75%**

**63%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**9%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**96%

Use banking services ****7%**

**44%

Television ****7%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****9%**

**15%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

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

**1%

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

**57%

Own their home ****98%**

**94%

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 Gorakhpur?

■ Gorakhpur · ■ Dhanora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.9%**

**67.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959**

**978

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1075**

**959

Working population ****47.7%**

**49.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.9% for men and 65.4% for women. 49% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 93 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 136 (21%) · **■** Other work 18 (3%) · **■** Marginal 388 (61%)

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 Dhanora

- Amanala1,517 people
- Begarwani Ryt.1,491 people
- Ganeri1,360 people
- Boriya1,332 people
- Raothan1,288 people
- Umarpani1,251 people
- Harduli1,205 people
- Murghai1,169 people

[All 114 villages in Dhanora](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/seoni/dhanora/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gorakhpur from Seoni?75 km by road
- What is the population of Gorakhpur?1,330 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gorakhpur in?Seoni district (Dhanora sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gorakhpur?72.9% (Census 2011)