About Gorkapali Village

Gorkapali is a mid sized village in Malkharoda tehsil, in the district of Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 757, made up of 380 males and 377 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 111.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495689, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gorkapali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gorkapali village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Janjgir Champa
Tehsil	Malkharoda
Pincode	495689
Area (hectares)	111.94 hectares
Population	757
Male Population	380
Female Population	377
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	992
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gorkapali compares

By the 2011 count Gorkapali is the 81st largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,304 residents. Its 111.94 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Gorkapali

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

Gorkapali lies about 11 km from Janjgir Champa, and the nearest railway station is Kapan, about 5.6 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 Gorkapali
Nearest railway station	Kapan	5.6 km
Nearest town	Nailā	5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Malkharoda	11 km
District headquarters	Janjgir Champa	11 km

Villages closest to Gorkapali

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

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Common questions about Gorkapali

As per the Census of India 2011, Gorkapali village had a population of 757. That makes it the 81st largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,304 residents.

Gorkapali village has 380 males and 377 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gorkapali has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Gorkapali is 495689. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gorkapali covers 111.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gorkapali falls under Malkharoda tehsil of Janjgir Champa district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Gorkapali is Kapan, about 5.6 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 Gorkapali.

Gorkapali is about 11 km from Janjgir Champa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gorkapali is in Malkharoda tehsil of Janjgir Champa district. Kapan is about 5.6 km away. Nailā is about 5.9 km away. Malkharoda is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.