# Gorakhpur Village, Lakhnadon, Seoni (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Lakhnadon, Seoni 

# Gorakhpur

Gorakhpur is a village in Lakhnadon sub-district of Seoni district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **136 people in 30 households**, the 280th largest of 287 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.4%.

- 136people (2011)
- 30households
- 74.8%literacy
- 863females per 1,000 males

## Gorakhpur PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockLakhnadon
- Census village code495903

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?

- Lakhnadon (sub-district HQ)21 km by road
- Seoni (district HQ)81 km by road
- Lakhnadon (nearest town)21 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?

5 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sahsana
- ○Degree college10+ km · Lakhnadon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Seoni
- ○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) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 35% of the 247 hectares of village land is sown, and 11 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, 97 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gorakhpur · ■ Lakhnadon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**67%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**10%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****90%**

**72%

Television ****33%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**18%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****47%**

**56%

Own their home ****97%**

**95%

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 · ■ Lakhnadon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.8%**

**65.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****863**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1125**

**974

Working population ****58.1%**

**53.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.0% for men and 68.5% for women. 58% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 73 (92%) · **■** Other work 4 (5%) · **■** Marginal 2 (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 Lakhnadon

- Ahargondi171 people
- Dehka169 people
- Chhata154 people
- Garghatiya Mal150 people
- Mekhdon Ryt.131 people
- Karanpur Mal114 people
- Banda104 people
- Khairi Mal103 people

[All 287 villages in Lakhnadon](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/seoni/lakhnadon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gorakhpur from Seoni?81 km by road
- What is the population of Gorakhpur?136 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gorakhpur in?Seoni district (Lakhnadon sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gorakhpur?74.8% (Census 2011)