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About Gorakhpur Village

Gorakhpur is a mid sized village in Kawardha tehsil, in the district of Kabeerdham, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 550, made up of 276 males and 274 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 149.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gorakhpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gorakhpur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Kabeerdham
Tehsil Kawardha
Pincode 494122
Area (hectares) 149.89 hectares
Population 550
Male Population 276
Female Population 274
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gorakhpur compares

By the 2011 count Gorakhpur is the 128th largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 983 residents. Its 149.89 hectares work out to about 3.7 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 1001.

Getting to Gorakhpur

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

Gorakhpur lies about 9.2 km from Kabeerdham, and the nearest railway station is Hathbandh, about 68 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 Gorakhpur
District headquarters Kabeerdham 9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Kawardha 11 km
Nearest railway station Hathbandh 68 km

Villages closest to Gorakhpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gorakhpur village had a population of 550. That makes it the 128th largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 983 residents.

Gorakhpur village has 276 males and 274 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gorakhpur has about 993 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 1001.

The pincode recorded for Gorakhpur is 494122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gorakhpur covers 149.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gorakhpur falls under Kawardha tehsil of Kabeerdham district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Gorakhpur is Hathbandh, about 68 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 Gorakhpur.

Gorakhpur is about 9.2 km from Kabeerdham in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gorakhpur is in Kawardha tehsil of Kabeerdham district. Kabeerdham is about 9.2 km away. Kawardha is about 11 km away. Hathbandh is about 68 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhirna (under 2 km), Dargawan (under 2 km) and Khamhi (1.5 km).

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

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