Gorukhal
Pothia block · Kishanganj
district, Bihar · PIN 855117
· village code 222540
Population 2011
4,875
Census of India
Population 2020
5,075
Mission Antyodaya survey
Change
+4.1%
200 people · 0.4% a year
Households
998
+4.8% vs 952 in 2011
Census 2011
Total population
4,875
Male / female
2,547 / 2,328
Sex ratio females per 1,000 males
914
Children aged 0–6
1,112
Literacy rate
45.3%
Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribe
57 / 525
Working population
1,480
Of workers, in agriculture cultivators and farm labour
82.9%
Households
952
Village facilities, 2020
Primary school nearest 5 km away
No
Middle school
Yes
High school
Yes
Piped tap water
100% habitations covered
All-weather road
Yes
Public transport
Auto
Electricity
8-12 Hrs
Bank nearest 5 km away
No
Primary health centre nearest 5 km away
No
Anganwadi
Yes
Internet
Yes
Common service centre
No CSC
Farming
Farm households
778
Non-farm households
201
Share of households farming, 2020
79%
Net sown area
526 ha
Kharif / rabi / other hidden inside one column
526 / 520 / 6
Main irrigation source
Ground water (tube well/well/pump)
Gram panchayat finances, 2024–25
XV Finance Commission grant for
Gorukhal panchayat, Pothia zila parishad.
These are the panchayat's own accounts, not this village's: where a panchayat
holds several villages, the money covers all of them, and where a village
spans several panchayats only this one's return appears.
Opening balance
₹24.61 lakh
Received from state (auto-transfer)
₹19.05 lakh
Received directly
—
Spent
₹31.23 lakh
Unspent at year end
₹12.44 lakh
Untied (basic grant)
opened ₹11.71 lakh · received ₹7.59 lakh · spent ₹9.60 lakh · left ₹9.70 lakh
Tied (earmarked)
opened ₹12.90 lakh · received ₹11.46 lakh · spent ₹21.63 lakh · left ₹2.73 lakh
Source: eGramSwaraj, as reported by the panchayat. Untied and tied
together make up the totals above.
Location
26.3243, 88.1705 —
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