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About Gorli Village

Gorli is a mid sized village in Chhindgarh tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 869, made up of 396 males and 473 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,194 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1436.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gorli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gorli village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Dakshin Bastar Dantewada
Tehsil Chhindgarh
Pincode 494115
Area (hectares) 1436.55 hectares
Population 869
Male Population 396
Female Population 473
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,194
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gorli compares

By the 2011 count Gorli is the 34th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents. Its 1436.55 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1096.

Getting to Gorli

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

Gorli lies about 23 km from Dakshin Bastar Dantewada, and the nearest railway station is Kaklur, about 31 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 Gorli
Tehsil headquarters Chhindgarh 23 km
District headquarters Dakshin Bastar Dantewada 23 km
Nearest railway station Kaklur 31 km
Nearest town Bacheli 35 km

Villages closest to Gorli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gorli village had a population of 869. That makes it the 34th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents.

Gorli village has 396 males and 473 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gorli has about 1194 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1096.

The pincode recorded for Gorli is 494115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gorli covers 1436.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gorli falls under Chhindgarh tehsil of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Gorli is Kaklur, about 31 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 and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gorli.

Gorli is about 23 km from Dakshin Bastar Dantewada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gorli is in Chhindgarh tehsil of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district. Chhindgarh is about 23 km away. Dakshin Bastar Dantewada is about 23 km away. Kaklur is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mutheli (2.8 km), Mundum (3.5 km) and Garipal (4.0 km).

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

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