# Gourchandrapur Village, Sharata, Mayurbhanj (Odisha) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/mayurbhanj/sharata/gourchandrapur/ Village · Sharata, Mayurbhanj # Gourchandrapur Gourchandrapur is a village in Sharata sub-district of Mayurbhanj district, Odisha, PIN code **757079**. The 2011 Census counted **2,817 people in 549 households**, the 6th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 39.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 42.0%. - 2,817people (2011) - 549households - 39.1%literacy - 757079PIN code ## Gourchandrapur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gourchandrapur is 757079.** Gourchandrapur falls in Sharata sub-district, Mayurbhanj district, Odisha. - PIN code757079 - Gram panchayatSarat - Community development blockKaptipada - Census village code391220 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gourchandrapur from nearby towns? - Sharata (sub-district HQ)27 km by road - Baripada (district HQ)80 km by road - Udala (nearest town)35 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 Gourchandrapur? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Gourchandrapur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn 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 · Sarat - ○Degree college10+ km · Nuasahi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Baripada - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)15 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 Gourchandrapur known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 83% of the 976 hectares of village land is sown, and 45 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 Gourchandrapur Of every 100 households in Gourchandrapur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Gourchandrapur · ■ Sharata rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **5% Toilet within the home ****12%** **4% No toilet (open defecation) ****88%** **95% Tap water ****1%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **4% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **99% Use banking services ****56%** **30% Television ****0%** **3% Mobile phone ****13%** **14% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****3%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****30%** **38% Own their home ****98%** **98% 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 Gourchandrapur? ■ Gourchandrapur · ■ Sharata rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****39.1%** **42.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959** **1003 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****905** **940 Working population ****42.5%** **48.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 50.9% for men and 27.1% for women. 48% of men and 36% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 163 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 247 (21%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 53 (4%) · **■** Marginal 732 (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 Sharata - Mahulpankha3,175 people - Dewanbahali3,157 people - Katuria3,148 people - Padmapokhari2,979 people - Labanyadeipur2,751 people - Dhapada2,651 people - Mankadpada Hill2,314 people - Dugudha2,128 people [All 59 villages in Sharata](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/mayurbhanj/sharata/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gourchandrapur?757079 - How far is Gourchandrapur from Baripada?80 km by road - What is the population of Gourchandrapur?2,817 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gourchandrapur in?Mayurbhanj district (Sharata sub-district), Odisha - What is the literacy rate of Gourchandrapur?39.1% (Census 2011)