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About Gorra Samalpur Village

Gorra Samalpur is a mid sized village in Balrampur tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 995, made up of 518 males and 477 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 146.05 hectares hectares.

Gorra Samalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gorra Samalpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Balrampur
Area (hectares) 146.05 hectares
Population 995
Male Population 518
Female Population 477
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gorra Samalpur compares

By the 2011 count Gorra Samalpur is the 51st largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,238 residents. Its 146.05 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Gorra Samalpur

The census records public bus service for Gorra Samalpur as Available within 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gorra Samalpur from other places

Gorra Samalpur lies about 38 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Telta, about 3.5 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 Gorra Samalpur
Nearest railway station Telta 3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Balrampur 10 km
Nearest town Kasba 32 km
District headquarters Katihar 38 km

Villages closest to Gorra Samalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Balrampur 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 Gorra Samalpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Gorra Samalpur village had a population of 995. That makes it the 51st largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,238 residents.

Gorra Samalpur village has 518 males and 477 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gorra Samalpur has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

Gorra Samalpur covers 146.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gorra Samalpur falls under Balrampur tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gorra Samalpur is Telta, about 3.5 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gorra Samalpur.

Gorra Samalpur is about 38 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gorra Samalpur is in Balrampur tehsil of Katihar district. Telta is about 3.5 km away. Balrampur is about 10 km away. Kasba is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kallangaon (under 2 km), Bijaul (under 2 km) and Barpokhar (under 2 km).

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

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