# Gourmal Village, Brajarajnagar, Jharsuguda (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Brajarajnagar, Jharsuguda 

# Gourmal

Gourmal is a village in Brajarajnagar sub-district of Jharsuguda district, Odisha, PIN code **768216**. The 2011 Census counted **675 people in 160 households**, the 15th largest of 32 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.8%.

- 675people (2011)
- 160households
- 51.1%literacy
- 768216PIN code

## Gourmal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gourmal is 768216.** Gourmal falls in Brajarajnagar sub-district, Jharsuguda district, Odisha.

- PIN code768216
- Gram panchayatGourmal
- Community development blockJharsuguda
- Census village code381098

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

## How far is Gourmal from nearby towns?

- Brajarajnagar (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Jharsuguda (district HQ)25 km by road
- Brajarajnagar (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 Gourmal?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Gourmal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Brajarajnagar
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Brajarajnagar
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Brajarajnagar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps 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 Gourmal known for?

About 25% of the 230 hectares of village land is sown, and 58 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 Gourmal

Of every 100 households in Gourmal in 2011, 28 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gourmal · ■ Brajarajnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****28%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

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

**10%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**80%

Use banking services ****47%**

**56%

Television ****18%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**25%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****28%**

**15%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Gourmal?

■ Gourmal · ■ Brajarajnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.1%**

**72.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951**

**977

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**1011

Working population ****52.3%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.8% for men and 43.0% for women. 64% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 11 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (2%) · **■** Household industry 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 294 (83%) · **■** Marginal 34 (10%)

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 Brajarajnagar

- Kudopali877 people
- Barpali873 people
- Badjob821 people
- Loising763 people
- Katapali659 people
- Bhoimunda585 people
- Amdarha517 people
- Tharkaspur452 people

[All 32 villages in Brajarajnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/jharsuguda/brajarajnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gourmal?768216
- How far is Gourmal from Jharsuguda?25 km by road
- What is the population of Gourmal?675 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gourmal in?Jharsuguda district (Brajarajnagar sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Gourmal?51.1% (Census 2011)