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

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Village · Kurai, Seoni 

# Gorakhpur

Gorakhpur is a village in Kurai sub-district of Seoni district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **448 people in 103 households**, the 105th largest of 183 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%.

- 448people (2011)
- 103households
- 77.4%literacy
- 1,103females per 1,000 males

## Gorakhpur PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockKurai
- Census village code497158

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?

- Kurai (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Seoni (district HQ)45 km by road
- Seoni (nearest town)45 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?

6 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 · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kurai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Seoni
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kurai
- ○Primary health centre10+ 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 watercovered wells and hand 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 Gorakhpur known for?

About 48% of the 157 hectares of village land is sown, and 7 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, 82 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gorakhpur · ■ Kurai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**80%

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

**15%

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

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**15%

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

**3%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****82%**

**62%

Television ****21%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**30%

Own their home ****92%**

**93%

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 · ■ Kurai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.4%**

**71.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1103**

**1009

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****812**

**1008

Working population ****50.4%**

**52.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.0% for men and 67.5% for women. 57% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 77 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 35 (15%) · **■** Other work 69 (31%) · **■** Marginal 45 (20%)

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 Kurai

- Bormara466 people
- Agari463 people
- Jilapur Ryt.462 people
- Dhondayer452 people
- Silari447 people
- Atarwani442 people
- Beesapur Ryt.436 people
- Khamba431 people

[All 186 villages in Kurai](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/seoni/kurai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gorakhpur from Seoni?45 km by road
- What is the population of Gorakhpur?448 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gorakhpur in?Seoni district (Kurai sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gorakhpur?77.4% (Census 2011)