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About Gornal Village

Gornal is a large village in Indi tehsil, in the district of Bijapur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,622, made up of 1,372 males and 1,250 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1462.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 586112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gornal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gornal village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bijapur
Tehsil Indi
Pincode 586112
Area (hectares) 1462.14 hectares
Population 2,622
Male Population 1,372
Female Population 1,250
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gornal compares

By the 2011 count Gornal is the 52nd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,969 residents. Its 1462.14 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Gornal

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

Gornal lies about 5.8 km from Bijapur, and the nearest railway station is Bacheli, about 43 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 Gornal
Tehsil headquarters Indi 5.8 km
District headquarters Bijapur 5.8 km
Nearest railway station Bacheli 43 km

Villages closest to Gornal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gornal village had a population of 2,622. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,969 residents.

Gornal village has 1,372 males and 1,250 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gornal has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Gornal is 586112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gornal covers 1462.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gornal falls under Indi tehsil of Bijapur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Gornal is Bacheli, about 43 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gornal.

Gornal is about 5.8 km from Bijapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gornal is in Indi tehsil of Bijapur district. Indi is about 5.8 km away. Bijapur is about 5.8 km away. Bacheli is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alur (9.2 km), Sonakanahalli (29 km) and Indi (32 km).

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

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