# Gorakhapur Village, Tikiri, Rayagada (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Tikiri, Rayagada 

# Gorakhapur

Gorakhapur is a village in Tikiri sub-district of Rayagada district, Odisha, PIN code **765015**. The 2011 Census counted **1,339 people in 269 households**, the 4th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 42.8%.

- 1,339people (2011)
- 269households
- 71.2%literacy
- 765015PIN code

## Gorakhapur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gorakhapur is 765015.** Gorakhapur falls in Tikiri sub-district, Rayagada district, Odisha.

- PIN code765015
- Gram panchayatGorkhapur
- Community development blockKashipur
- Census village code426048

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

## How far is Gorakhapur from nearby towns?

- Tikiri (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Rayagada (district HQ)50 km by road
- Rayagada (nearest town)54 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 Gorakhapur?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Gorakhapur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Padmapur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rayagada
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 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 Gorakhapur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 8% of the 203 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Gorakhapur

Of every 100 households in Gorakhapur in 2011, 42 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Gorakhapur · ■ Tikiri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**7%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**95%

Use banking services ****82%**

**27%

Television ****32%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****37%**

**64%

Own their home ****87%**

**94%

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 Gorakhapur?

■ Gorakhapur · ■ Tikiri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.2%**

**42.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****824**

**1024

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1065**

**987

Working population ****24.6%**

**49.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.7% for men and 56.8% for women. 33% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 32 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (2%) · **■** Household industry 6 (2%) · **■** Other work 148 (45%) · **■** Marginal 139 (42%)

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 Tikiri

- Tikiri2,846 people
- Puhundi1,825 people
- Mundagan1,446 people
- Sankarada1,259 people
- Panchali1,213 people
- Uparkodigam1,173 people
- Mankadajhola1,122 people

[All 73 villages in Tikiri](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/rayagada/tikiri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gorakhapur?765015
- How far is Gorakhapur from Rayagada?50 km by road
- What is the population of Gorakhapur?1,339 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gorakhapur in?Rayagada district (Tikiri sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Gorakhapur?71.2% (Census 2011)