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About Gorakhpur Village

Gorakhpur is a small village in Azamnagar tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 318, made up of 167 males and 151 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854317, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gorakhpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gorakhpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Azamnagar
Pincode 854317
Area (hectares) 66.28 hectares
Population 318
Male Population 167
Female Population 151
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
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 Gorakhpur compares

By the 2011 count Gorakhpur is the 168th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents. Its 66.28 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Gorakhpur

Gorakhpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gorakhpur 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gorakhpur from other places

Gorakhpur lies about 33 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Mukuria Junction, about 2.1 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 Gorakhpur
Nearest railway station Mukuria Junction 2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Azamnagar 9.2 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 24 km
District headquarters Katihar 33 km

Villages closest to Gorakhpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gorakhpur village had a population of 318. That makes it the 168th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents.

Gorakhpur village has 167 males and 151 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gorakhpur has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Gorakhpur is 854317. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gorakhpur covers 66.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gorakhpur falls under Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gorakhpur is Mukuria Junction, about 2.1 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gorakhpur.

Gorakhpur is about 33 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gorakhpur is in Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district. Mukuria Junction is about 2.1 km away. Azamnagar is about 9.2 km away. Rāiganj is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hura Hajra (under 2 km), Mukuria (1.7 km) and Pothia (2.0 km).

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

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