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About Gorapur Village

Gorapur is a mid sized village in Dumbriguda tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 729, made up of 353 males and 376 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,065 females per 1000 males. The village covers 679 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 531151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gorapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gorapur village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Visakhapatnam
Tehsil Dumbriguda
Pincode 531151
Area (hectares) 679 hectares
Population 729
Male Population 353
Female Population 376
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,065
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gorapur compares

By the 2011 count Gorapur is the 25th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 564 residents. Its 679 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1145.

Getting to Gorapur

Gorapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gorapur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gorapur from other places

Gorapur lies about 14 km from Dumbriguda, and the nearest railway station is Duvvada, about 5.9 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Gorapur
Nearest town Visakhapatnam under 2 km
Nearest railway station Duvvada 5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Dumbriguda 14 km

Villages closest to Gorapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dumbriguda tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Gorapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Gorapur village had a population of 729. That makes it the 25th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 564 residents.

Gorapur village has 353 males and 376 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gorapur has about 1065 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1145.

The pincode recorded for Gorapur is 531151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gorapur covers 679 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gorapur falls under Dumbriguda tehsil of Visakhapatnam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gorapur is Duvvada, about 5.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gorapur.

Gorapur is about 14 km from Dumbriguda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gorapur is in Dumbriguda tehsil of Visakhapatnam district. Visakhapatnam is about under 2 km away. Duvvada is about 5.9 km away. Dumbriguda is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Anjoda (under 2 km), Araku (under 2 km) and Arama (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Gorapur today is likely to be higher.

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