# Gorsian Village, Gurdaspur, Gurdaspur (Punjab) – PIN Code

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Village · Gurdaspur, Gurdaspur 

# Gorsian

Gorsian is a village in Gurdaspur sub-district of Gurdaspur district, Punjab, PIN code **143517**. The 2011 Census counted **473 people in 88 households**, the 463rd largest of 676 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 473people (2011)
- 88households
- 84.5%literacy
- 143517PIN code

## Gorsian PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gorsian is 143517.** Gorsian falls in Gurdaspur sub-district, Gurdaspur district, Punjab.

- PIN code143517
- Gram panchayatGorsian
- Community development blockKahnuwan
- Census village code028479

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

## How far is Gorsian from nearby towns?

- Gurdaspur (sub-district HQ)29 km by road
- Gurdaspur (district HQ)29 km by road
- Qadian (nearest town)17 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 Gorsian?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Gorsian; 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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Jindher
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gurdaspur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Qadian
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 15 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 Gorsian known for?

The main crops are **cotton**. About 69% of the 144 hectares of village land is sown, and 100 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 Gorsian

Of every 100 households in Gorsian in 2011, 97 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 25 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 53 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Gorsian · ■ Gurdaspur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****57%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****43%**

**47%

Tap water ****10%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****99%**

**96%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****25%**

**50%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%**

**47%

Use banking services ****88%**

**67%

Television ****83%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****53%**

**45%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**6%

None of these assets ****1%**

**4%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Gorsian?

■ Gorsian · ■ Gurdaspur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.5%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971**

**924

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****778**

**836

Working population ****33.2%**

**32.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.9% for men and 82.1% for women. 62% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 107 (68%) · **■** Farm labourers 22 (14%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 26 (17%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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 Gurdaspur

- Aluna480 people
- Dakhla479 people
- Sihowal478 people
- Malook Chak475 people
- Athwal469 people
- Manj469 people
- Bhundewal467 people
- Paswal465 people

[All 716 villages in Gurdaspur](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/gurdaspur/gurdaspur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gorsian?143517
- How far is Gorsian from Gurdaspur?29 km by road
- What is the population of Gorsian?473 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gorsian in?Gurdaspur district (Gurdaspur sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Gorsian?84.5% (Census 2011)