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About Gorkapar Village

Gorkapar is a mid sized village in Gunderdehi tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 698, made up of 332 males and 366 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,102 females per 1000 males. The village covers 221.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gorkapar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gorkapar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Gunderdehi
Pincode 491225
Area (hectares) 221.13 hectares
Population 698
Male Population 332
Female Population 366
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,102
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gorkapar compares

By the 2011 count Gorkapar is the 114th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,205 residents. Its 221.13 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Gorkapar

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

Gorkapar lies about 21 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Risama, about 5.4 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 Gorkapar
Nearest railway station Risama 5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Gunderdehi 8.6 km
District headquarters Durg 21 km

Villages closest to Gorkapar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gorkapar village had a population of 698. That makes it the 114th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,205 residents.

Gorkapar village has 332 males and 366 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gorkapar has about 1102 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Gorkapar is 491225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gorkapar covers 221.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gorkapar falls under Gunderdehi tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Gorkapar is Risama, about 5.4 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 Gorkapar.

Gorkapar is about 21 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gorkapar is in Gunderdehi tehsil of Durg district. Risama is about 5.4 km away. Gunderdehi is about 8.6 km away. Durg is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arjuni (2.0 km), Arjuni Alias Tikri (2.0 km) and Pangri (2.1 km).

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

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