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About Gori Village

Gori is a small village in Namhol tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 254, made up of 129 males and 125 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174033, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gori Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gori village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Namhol
Pincode 174033
Area (hectares) 53.18 hectares
Population 254
Male Population 129
Female Population 125
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gori compares

By the 2011 count Gori is the 44th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 53.18 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Gori

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

Gori lies about 20 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Dagori, about 1.5 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 Gori
Nearest railway station Dagori 1.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Namhol 20 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 20 km
Nearest town Bilāspur 20 km

Villages closest to Gori

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gori village had a population of 254. That makes it the 44th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Gori village has 129 males and 125 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gori has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Gori is 174033. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gori covers 53.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gori falls under Namhol tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Gori is Dagori, about 1.5 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 village for Gori.

Gori is about 20 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gori is in Namhol tehsil of Bilaspur district. Dagori is about 1.5 km away. Namhol is about 20 km away. Bilaspur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhojpur (7.0 km), Loharda (12 km) and Neri (13 km).

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

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