Gorakhpurਗੋਰਖਪੁਰ

Where is Gorakhpur?

Gorakhpur is a village in Nawanshahr tehsil of SBS Nagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Nawansahar, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Nawanshahr community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032070, and it covers 49 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,085 people in Gorakhpur: 556 men and 529 women, living in 229 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 49 hectares, the population density works out to about 2,214 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 951 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 120, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 22 people, about 2 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 81.87 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 88.52 per cent and women at 75.05 per cent. The census recorded 295 workers, about 27 per cent of the village. Of the 288 main workers, the largest group, 285, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 2 agricultural labourers and 1 cultivators on their own land. A further 7 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Gorakhpur's land. Of the village's 49 hectares, 40 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. About 9 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 7 hours a day. The census recorded 1 cultivators and 2 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a dispensary and a veterinary hospital. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Gorakhpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Nawansahar, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Nawanshahr, the tehsil headquarters, and Nawanshahr, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Gohlron, Karimpur, Ramraipur and Barsian.

What is the population of Gorakhpur?

The population of Gorakhpur was 1,085 at the 2011 census, living in 229 households in Nawanshahr tehsil of SBS Nagar district.

What facilities does Gorakhpur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Gorakhpur has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.