# Gorakhpur Village, Nawanshahr – PIN Code & Facilities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/shahid-bhagat-singh-nagar/nawanshahr/gorakhpur/ Village · Nawanshahr, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar # Gorakhpur Gorakhpur is a village in Nawanshahr sub-district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **144516**. The 2011 Census counted **1,085 people in 229 households**, the 128th largest of 275 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.0%. - 1,085people (2011) - 229households - 81.9%literacy - 144516PIN code ## Gorakhpur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gorakhpur is 144516.** Gorakhpur falls in Nawanshahr sub-district, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code144516 - Gram panchayatGorakhpur - Community development blockNawanshahr - Census village code032070 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gorakhpur from nearby towns? - Nawanshahr (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (district HQ)4 km by road - Nawansahar (nearest town)4 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 Gorakhpur? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Gorakhpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Langroya - ○Degree college5–10 km · Nawanshahr - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Sbs Nagar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 11 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 Gorakhpur known for? The main crops are **wheat, makki and rice**. About 82% of the 49 hectares of village land is sown, and 40 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 Gorakhpur Of every 100 households in Gorakhpur in 2011, 95 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 86 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 39 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Gorakhpur · ■ Nawanshahr rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **97% Toilet within the home ****50%** **75% No toilet (open defecation) ****28%** **24% Tap water ****14%** **34% Drinking water within premises ****94%** **90% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****86%** **49% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****6%** **46% Use banking services ****71%** **85% Television ****89%** **87% Mobile phone ****82%** **75% Computer with internet ****0%** **4% Two-wheeler ****39%** **51% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **11% None of these assets ****2%** **2% Own their home ****95%** **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 Gorakhpur? ■ Gorakhpur · ■ Nawanshahr rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.9%** **80.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951** **976 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****765** **896 Working population ****27.2%** **32.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.5% for men and 75.1% for women. 48% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 285 (97%) · **■** Marginal 7 (2%) 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 Nawanshahr - Soondh1,140 people - Chahal Khurd1,103 people - Mirpur Lakha1,097 people - Barsian1,088 people - Mallah Sodhian1,078 people - Dharmkot1,077 people - Dosanjh Khurd1,077 people - Grupar1,074 people [All 284 villages in Nawanshahr](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/shahid-bhagat-singh-nagar/nawanshahr/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gorakhpur?144516 - How far is Gorakhpur from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar?4 km by road - What is the population of Gorakhpur?1,085 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gorakhpur in?Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district (Nawanshahr sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Gorakhpur?81.9% (Census 2011)