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About Gora Village

Gora is a large village in Kusheshwar Asthan tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,863, made up of 1,482 males and 1,381 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 848209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gora village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Kusheshwar Asthan
Pincode 848209
Area (hectares) 86 hectares
Population 2,863
Male Population 1,482
Female Population 1,381
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gora compares

By the 2011 count Gora is the 22nd largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,324 residents. Its 86 hectares work out to about 33 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 914.

Getting to Gora

Gora is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Gora as Available within village. 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gora from other places

Gora lies about 28 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Vishnupur Bathua Halt, about 7.3 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 Gora
Nearest railway station Vishnupur Bathua Halt 7.3 km
Nearest town Samāstipur 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Kusheshwar Asthan 28 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 28 km

Villages closest to Gora

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kusheshwar Asthan 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 Gora

As per the Census of India 2011, Gora village had a population of 2,863. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,324 residents.

Gora village has 1,482 males and 1,381 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gora has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 914.

The pincode recorded for Gora is 848209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gora covers 86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 33 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gora falls under Kusheshwar Asthan tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gora is Vishnupur Bathua Halt, about 7.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Gora is about 28 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gora is in Kusheshwar Asthan tehsil of Darbhanga district. Vishnupur Bathua Halt is about 7.3 km away. Samāstipur is about 15 km away. Kusheshwar Asthan is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balaha (1.6 km), Hathra (2.2 km) and Manoripur (15 km).

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

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