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About Gorsam Village

Gorsam is a small village in Zemithang tehsil, in the district of Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 103, made up of 43 males and 60 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,395 females per 1000 males.

Gorsam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gorsam village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Tawang
Tehsil Zemithang
Population 103
Male Population 43
Female Population 60
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,395
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gorsam compares

By the 2011 count Gorsam is the 11th largest of the 18 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 163 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1155.

Getting to Gorsam

Gorsam is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Gorsam as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gorsam from other places

Gorsam lies about 16 km from Tawang, and the nearest railway station is Harisinga, about 111 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 Gorsam
Tehsil headquarters Zemithang 1.9 km
District headquarters Tawang 16 km
Nearest railway station Harisinga 111 km
Nearest town Dhekiajuli 134 km

Villages closest to Gorsam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Zemithang 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 Gorsam

As per the Census of India 2011, Gorsam village had a population of 103. That makes it the 11th largest of the 18 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 163 residents.

Gorsam village has 43 males and 60 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gorsam has about 1395 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1155.

Gorsam falls under Zemithang tehsil of Tawang district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gorsam is Harisinga, about 111 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gorsam.

Gorsam is about 16 km from Tawang in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gorsam is in Zemithang tehsil of Tawang district. Zemithang is about 1.9 km away. Tawang is about 16 km away. Harisinga is about 111 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kelengteng (under 2 km), Muchut (1.6 km) and Zemithang H Q (1.9 km).

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

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