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About Gorkatta Village

Gorkatta is a mid sized village in Kaler tehsil, in the district of Arwal, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 667, made up of 344 males and 323 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44 hectares hectares.

Gorkatta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gorkatta village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Arwal
Tehsil Kaler
Area (hectares) 44 hectares
Population 667
Male Population 344
Female Population 323
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gorkatta compares

By the 2011 count Gorkatta is the 51st largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,562 residents. Its 44 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Gorkatta

Gorkatta is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gorkatta as Available within 5 - 10 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gorkatta from other places

Gorkatta lies about 23 km from Arwal, and the nearest railway station is Rafiganj, about 25 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 Gorkatta
Tehsil headquarters Kaler 15 km
Nearest town Daudnagar 22 km
District headquarters Arwal 23 km
Nearest railway station Rafiganj 25 km

Villages closest to Gorkatta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gorkatta village had a population of 667. That makes it the 51st largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,562 residents.

Gorkatta village has 344 males and 323 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gorkatta has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

Gorkatta covers 44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gorkatta falls under Kaler tehsil of Arwal district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gorkatta is Rafiganj, about 25 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gorkatta.

Gorkatta is about 23 km from Arwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gorkatta is in Kaler tehsil of Arwal district. Kaler is about 15 km away. Daudnagar is about 22 km away. Arwal is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maneri Bigha (4.0 km), Simbhua (10 km) and Bakhtar (10 km).

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

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