About Gorakhri Village

Gorakhri is one of the larger villages in Bikram tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,347, made up of 3,298 males and 3,049 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 455 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 801104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gorakhri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gorakhri village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Patna
Tehsil	Bikram
Pincode	801104
Area (hectares)	455 hectares
Population	6,347
Male Population	3,298
Female Population	3,049
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	924
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gorakhri compares

By the 2011 count Gorakhri is the 6th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,283 residents. Its 455 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Gorakhri

Gorakhri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gorakhri 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 Gorakhri from other places

Gorakhri lies about 30 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Bihta, about 11 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 Gorakhri
Tehsil headquarters	Bikram	2.5 km
Nearest railway station	Bihta	11 km
District headquarters	Patna	30 km

Villages closest to Gorakhri

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

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Common questions about Gorakhri

As per the Census of India 2011, Gorakhri village had a population of 6,347. That makes it the 6th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,283 residents.

Gorakhri village has 3,298 males and 3,049 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gorakhri has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Gorakhri is 801104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gorakhri covers 455 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gorakhri falls under Bikram tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gorakhri is Bihta, about 11 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 Gorakhri.

Gorakhri is about 30 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gorakhri is in Bikram tehsil of Patna district. Bikram is about 2.5 km away. Bihta is about 11 km away. Patna is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.