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Gorra Samalpur

गोरा समलपुर
Balrampur mandal
Pincode 854317
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Gorra Samalpur is a village in Balrampur mandal, Katihar district, Bihar. With a population of 995 across 195 households, the village has a literacy rate of 48.6%. The postal code is 854317.

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LGD code
224795
Pincode
854317
Post office
Barsoighat
Population
995
Households
195
Literacy rate
48.6%
Sex ratio
921 ♀/1000♂
Workers
278
Distance to district centre
84 km
Distance to mandal centre
41 km
Distance to Patna
272 km
Distance to Kolkata
359 km
Nearest railway station
Telta · 3 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Dalkhola Hospital · 12 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Gorra Samalpur compares

By population, Gorra Samalpur ranks #56 of 156 villages in Balrampur mandal.

Literacy rate
%
48.6%
+11.4% vs mandal average
Gorra Samalpur
48.6%
Balrampur mandal
37.2%
Katihar district
41.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
921
−13 vs mandal average
Gorra Samalpur
921
Balrampur mandal
934
Household size
people per home
5.1
+0.2 vs mandal average
Gorra Samalpur
5.1
Balrampur mandal
4.9

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Gorra Samalpur at a glance

Gorra Samalpur is a village of 995 people in 195 households (Census 2011) in Balrampur block, Katihar district, Bihar, the 56th-largest of 156 villages in Balrampur block. Literacy is 49%, 11 points above the block average of 37% and the sex ratio is 921 women per 1,000 men. It lies 84 km from the Katihar district centre, 4 km from Dhepura, the nearest town, 3 km from Telta railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 854317, served by Barsoighat post office; the LGD village code is 224795. The nearest hospital or health centre is Dalkhola Hospital, 12 km away. The village votes in Dhamdaha assembly constituency, represented by MLA Leshi Singh. The population is estimated at 1,173 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Bijaul

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Gorra Samalpur · this village99549%
Bijaul · Balrampur3,10142%1.2 km NW
Barpokhar · Balrampur59272%1.2 km NE
Jonki · Basopatti5,16160%1.5 km NE
Aphrail · Balrampur1,62826%1.6 km SE
Dhanhara · Karakat2,20961%1.7 km SE
Dhanhara · Nabinagar41953%1.7 km SE

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Gorra Samalpur

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
8
Power hours (winter)
9
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
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
No
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
DALKHOLA(W.B.)
Distance to nearest town (km)
12
Distance to district HQ (km)
61
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
8
All-weather road
No
Gram panchayat (2011)
BIJAUL
Total area (ha)
146.05
Irrigated area (ha)
83.04
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Gorra Samalpur

LGD code
224795
Pincode
854317
Post office
Barsoighat
Population (Census 2011)
995
Population (projected 2026)
1,173
Households
195
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
921
Literacy rate
48.6%
Coordinates
25.76950°N, 87.84475°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Purnia
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Dhamdaha
Member of Parliament
Pappu Yadav
Member of Legislative Assembly
Leshi Singh
Block / Mandal
Balrampur
Getting there

How to reach Gorra Samalpur

Mandal centre
Balrampur · ≈ 41 km
≈ 1 h 24 min by car · 1 h 40 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Katihar · ≈ 84 km
≈ 2 h 52 min by car · 3 h 24 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 11,556 people
Dhepura · ≈ 3.8 km
≈ 8 min by car · 9 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Patna272 kmcapital
  • Kolkata359 km
  • Delhi1098 km
  • Hyderabad1343 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationTelta3 km
  • Bus stopBotolbari19 km
  • Hospital / PHCDalkhola Hospital12 km
  • ATM / banksbi33 km
  • Petrol pumpReliance11 km
  • CollegeMaheshwari Academy37 km
  • Police stationPolice station37 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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