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Bihar urges Centre to raise paddy procurement target to 50 lakh MT
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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Basanti Devi
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- LGD code
- 251298
- Pincode
- 821112
- Post office
- Kochas
- Population
- 1,120
- Households
- 174
- Literacy rate
- 69%
- Sex ratio
- 1014 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 298
Census 2011 · in context
How Gorakh Parasi compares
By population, Gorakh Parasi ranks #74 of 150 villages in Karakat mandal.
Literacy rate
%
69.0%
+7.4% vs mandal average
Gorakh Parasi69.0%
Karakat mandal61.6%
Rohtas district60.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,014
+94 vs mandal average
Gorakh Parasi1,014
Karakat mandal920
Household size
people per home
6.4
−0.2 vs mandal average
Gorakh Parasi6.4
Karakat mandal6.6
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Gorakh Parasi at a glance
Gorakh Parasi is a village of 1,120 people in 174 households (Census 2011) in Karakat block, Rohtas district, Bihar, the 74th-largest of 150 villages in Karakat block. Literacy is 69%, 7 points above the block average of 62% and the sex ratio is 1,014 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 821112, served by Kochas post office; the LGD village code is 251298. The sarpanch is Basanti Devi, and the village votes in Paliganj assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sandeep Saurav. The population is estimated at 1,320 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gorakh Parasi · this village | 1,120 | 69% | — |
| Manik Parasi · Karakat | 1,631 | 74% | — |
| Jamua · Karakat | 1,508 | 61% | — |
| Itwa · Karakat | 1,315 | 67% | — |
| Lori Bandh · Karakat | 1,052 | 72% | — |
| Dharmagat Parasi · Karakat | 931 | 64% | — |
| Karup · Karakat | 900 | 67% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Gorakh Parasi
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 6
- Power hours (winter)
- 8
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- 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
- Yes
- 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
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- BIKRAMGANJ
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 13
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 53
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 5
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Karup
- Total area (ha)
- 110
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 106.36
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Gorakh Parasi
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Gorakh Parasi
- LGD code
- 251298
- Pincode
- 821112
- Post office
- Kochas
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,120
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,320
- Households
- 174
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1014
- Literacy rate
- 69.0%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Pataliputra
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Paliganj
- Member of Parliament
- Misa Bharti
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Sandeep Saurav
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Basanti Devi
- Block / Mandal
- Karakat
Same pincode
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)