# Goraja Village, Bhadravati, Chandrapur (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Bhadravati, Chandrapur 

# Goraja

Goraja is a village in Bhadravati sub-district of Chandrapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **729 people in 175 households**, the 44th largest of 115 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.6%.

- 729people (2011)
- 175households
- 79.8%literacy
- 929females per 1,000 males

## Goraja PIN code and other codes

Goraja falls in Bhadravati sub-district, Chandrapur district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockBhadravati
- Census village code541235

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

## How far is Goraja from nearby towns?

- Bhadravati (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Chandrapur (district HQ)22 km by road
- Bhadravati (nearest town)10 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 Goraja?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Goraja; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Godpeth
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhadravati
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Godpeth
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ 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 and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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 Goraja known for?

About 22% of the 150 hectares of village land is sown, and 18 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 Goraja

Of every 100 households in Goraja in 2011, 81 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Goraja · ■ Bhadravati rural average

Electricity for lighting ****81%**

**77%

Toilet within the home ****56%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****44%**

**66%

Tap water ****0%**

**35%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****26%**

**22%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****73%**

**74%

Use banking services ****77%**

**78%

Television ****39%**

**36%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****27%**

**16%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****14%**

**32%

Own their home ****87%**

**88%

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 Goraja?

■ Goraja · ■ Bhadravati rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.8%**

**80.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****929**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****805**

**936

Working population ****39.1%**

**52.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.5% for men and 73.9% for women. 57% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 108 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 69 (24%) · **■** Other work 84 (29%) · **■** Marginal 24 (8%)

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 Bhadravati

- Jena Niwali786 people
- Chalbardi783 people
- Panwadala777 people
- Chiradevi756 people
- Dhorwasa708 people
- Naglon708 people
- Takli695 people
- Vislon694 people

[All 154 villages in Bhadravati](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/chandrapur/bhadravati/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Goraja from Chandrapur?22 km by road
- What is the population of Goraja?729 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Goraja in?Chandrapur district (Bhadravati sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Goraja?79.8% (Census 2011)