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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
pravesh
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- LGD code
- 452872
- Pincode
- 477001
- Post office
- Attair Road Bhind
- Population
- 865
- Households
- 132
- Literacy rate
- 58.3%
- Sex ratio
- 620 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 316
Census 2011 · in context
How Gourkalan compares
By population, Gourkalan ranks #95 of 155 villages in Bhind mandal.
Literacy rate
%
58.3%
−6.0% vs mandal average
- Gourkalan
- 58.3%
- Bhind mandal
- 64.3%
- Bhind district
- 64.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
620
−214 vs mandal average
- Gourkalan
- 620
- Bhind mandal
- 834
Household size
people per home
6.6
+0.7 vs mandal average
- Gourkalan
- 6.6
- Bhind mandal
- 5.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Gourkalan at a glance
Gourkalan is a village of 865 people in 132 households (Census 2011) in Bhind tehsil, Bhind district, Madhya Pradesh, the 95th-largest of 155 villages in Bhind tehsil. Literacy is 58%, 6 points below the tehsil average of 64% and the sex ratio is 620 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 477001, served by Attair Road Bhind post office; the LGD village code is 452872. The sarpanch is pravesh, and the village votes in Mehgaon assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rakesh Shukla. The population is estimated at 1,020 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gourkalan · this village | 865 | 58% | — |
| Rampura · Bhind | 1,093 | 64% | — |
| Janjaripura · Bhind | 574 | 79% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Gourkalan
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 6
- Power hours (winter)
- 6
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- BHIND
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 22
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 22
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 22
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 196.77
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 104.91
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Gourkalan
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Gourkalan
- LGD code
- 452872
- Pincode
- 477001
- Post office
- Attair Road Bhind
- Population (Census 2011)
- 865
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,020
- Households
- 132
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 620
- Literacy rate
- 58.3%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Bhind
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Mehgaon
- Member of Parliament
- Sandhya Ray
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Rakesh Shukla
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- pravesh
- Block / Mandal
- Bhind
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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
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)