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About Gorkatti Village

Gorkatti is a mid sized village in Goh tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,818, made up of 966 males and 852 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 284 hectares hectares.

Gorkatti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gorkatti village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Goh
Area (hectares) 284 hectares
Population 1,818
Male Population 966
Female Population 852
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 882
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gorkatti compares

By the 2011 count Gorkatti is the 34th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,462 residents. Its 284 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Gorkatti

Gorkatti is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gorkatti as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Gorkatti from other places

Gorkatti lies about 41 km from Aurangabad, 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 Gorkatti
Tehsil headquarters Goh 7.2 km
Nearest town Daudnagar 22 km
Nearest railway station Rafiganj 25 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 41 km

Villages closest to Gorkatti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gorkatti village had a population of 1,818. That makes it the 34th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,462 residents.

Gorkatti village has 966 males and 852 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gorkatti has about 882 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 920.

Gorkatti covers 284 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gorkatti falls under Goh tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gorkatti 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 village for Gorkatti.

Gorkatti is about 41 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gorkatti is in Goh tehsil of Aurangabad district. Goh is about 7.2 km away. Daudnagar is about 22 km away. Rafiganj is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ankuri (under 2 km), Banra (1.8 km) and Hamidnagar (2.4 km).

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

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