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About Gorkhpur Village

Gorkhpur is a small village in Bemetara tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 427, made up of 208 males and 219 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,053 females per 1000 males. The village covers 120.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491338, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gorkhpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gorkhpur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Bemetara
Pincode 491338
Area (hectares) 120.72 hectares
Population 427
Male Population 208
Female Population 219
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,053
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gorkhpur compares

By the 2011 count Gorkhpur is the 146th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,007 residents. Its 120.72 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Gorkhpur

Gorkhpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gorkhpur as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Gorkhpur from other places

Gorkhpur lies about 94 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Bhatapara, about 51 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 Gorkhpur
Nearest town Mungeli 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Bemetara 31 km
Nearest railway station Bhatapara 51 km
District headquarters Durg 94 km

Villages closest to Gorkhpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gorkhpur village had a population of 427. That makes it the 146th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,007 residents.

Gorkhpur village has 208 males and 219 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gorkhpur has about 1053 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1000.

The pincode recorded for Gorkhpur is 491338. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gorkhpur covers 120.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gorkhpur falls under Bemetara tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Gorkhpur is Bhatapara, about 51 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 <5 km distance for Gorkhpur.

Gorkhpur is about 94 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gorkhpur is in Bemetara tehsil of Durg district. Mungeli is about 17 km away. Bemetara is about 31 km away. Bhatapara is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jangalpur (under 2 km), Dhamapur (under 2 km) and Nagpura (3.5 km).

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

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