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About Gorsara Village

Gorsara is a mid sized village in Dinara tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,496, made up of 769 males and 727 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 97 hectares hectares.

Gorsara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gorsara village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Dinara
Area (hectares) 97 hectares
Population 1,496
Male Population 769
Female Population 727
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gorsara compares

By the 2011 count Gorsara is the 55th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,259 residents. Its 97 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Gorsara

Gorsara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gorsara 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gorsara from other places

Gorsara lies about 81 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Shaheed Baba Parav Halt, about 18 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 Gorsara
Tehsil headquarters Dinara 12 km
Nearest town Bikramganj 18 km
Nearest railway station Shaheed Baba Parav Halt 18 km
District headquarters Rohtas 81 km

Villages closest to Gorsara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gorsara village had a population of 1,496. That makes it the 55th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,259 residents.

Gorsara village has 769 males and 727 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gorsara has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

Gorsara covers 97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gorsara falls under Dinara tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gorsara is Shaheed Baba Parav Halt, about 18 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 5 - 10 km distance for Gorsara.

Gorsara is about 81 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gorsara is in Dinara tehsil of Rohtas district. Dinara is about 12 km away. Bikramganj is about 18 km away. Shaheed Baba Parav Halt is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madhukarpur (under 2 km), Arthu (under 2 km) and Panjari (under 2 km).

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

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