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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
NIRMALA DEVI
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- LGD code
- 247598
- Pincode
- 802201
- Post office
- Agiaon
- Population
- 1,792
- Households
- 259
- Literacy rate
- 57%
- Sex ratio
- 941 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 523
Census 2011 · in context
How Gorpa compares
By population, Gorpa ranks #30 of 72 villages in Agiaon mandal.
Literacy rate
%
57.0%
+0.9% vs mandal average
- Gorpa
- 57.0%
- Agiaon mandal
- 56.1%
- Bhojpur district
- 58.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
941
+21 vs mandal average
- Gorpa
- 941
- Agiaon mandal
- 920
Household size
people per home
6.9
+0.5 vs mandal average
- Gorpa
- 6.9
- Agiaon mandal
- 6.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Gorpa at a glance
Gorpa is a village of 1,792 people in 259 households (Census 2011) in Agiaon block, Bhojpur district, Bihar, the 30th-largest of 72 villages in Agiaon block. Literacy is 57%, about the same as the block average of 56% and the sex ratio is 941 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 802201, served by Agiaon post office; the LGD village code is 247598. The sarpanch is NIRMALA DEVI, and the village votes in Sonepur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Vinay Kumar Singh. The population is estimated at 2,113 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gorpa · this village | 1,792 | 57% | — |
| Dilia · Agiaon | 4,108 | 49% | — |
| Bhikhampur · Agiaon | 1,724 | 54% | — |
| Kharaich · Agiaon | 1,212 | 65% | — |
| Bisambharpur · Agiaon | 1,011 | 49% | — |
| Akurha · Agiaon | 971 | 79% | — |
| Chiraili · Agiaon | 838 | 51% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Gorpa
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- ARRAH
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 31
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 31
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 11
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Diliya
- Total area (ha)
- 176
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 159
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Gorpa
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Gorpa
- LGD code
- 247598
- Pincode
- 802201
- Post office
- Agiaon
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,792
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,113
- Households
- 259
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 941
- Literacy rate
- 57.0%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Saran
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Sonepur
- Member of Parliament
- Rajiv Pratap Rudy
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Vinay Kumar Singh
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- NIRMALA DEVI
- Block / Mandal
- Agiaon
- Nearest PHC
- Khusi Clinic (4.7 km)
- Nearest railway station
- Parmanandpur (0.5 km)
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)