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About Gorkha Village

Gorkha is a mid sized village in Alinagar tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,490, made up of 781 males and 709 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 121 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847405, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gorkha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gorkha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Alinagar
Pincode 847405
Area (hectares) 121 hectares
Population 1,490
Male Population 781
Female Population 709
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gorkha compares

By the 2011 count Gorkha is the 31st largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,774 residents. Its 121 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Gorkha

Gorkha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gorkha as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Chamropatti, Dhamsayn, Dhamwara and Gadaul. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Gorkha

As per the Census of India 2011, Gorkha village had a population of 1,490. That makes it the 31st largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,774 residents.

Gorkha village has 781 males and 709 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gorkha has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Gorkha is 847405. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gorkha covers 121 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gorkha falls under Alinagar tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The census record for Gorkha notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gorkha.

Gorkha is in Alinagar tehsil of Darbhanga district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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