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About Gorba Village

Gorba is a mid sized village in Bilaigarh tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 994, made up of 497 males and 497 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 220.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493338, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gorba Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gorba village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Bilaigarh
Pincode 493338
Area (hectares) 220.67 hectares
Population 994
Male Population 497
Female Population 497
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gorba compares

By the 2011 count Gorba is the 83rd largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 983 residents. Its 220.67 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Gorba

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

Gorba lies about 127 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Baradwar, about 36 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 Gorba
Tehsil headquarters Bilaigarh 7.0 km
Nearest railway station Baradwar 36 km
Nearest town Jānjgīr 39 km
District headquarters Raipur 127 km

Villages closest to Gorba

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gorba village had a population of 994. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 983 residents.

Gorba village has 497 males and 497 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gorba has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Gorba is 493338. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gorba covers 220.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gorba falls under Bilaigarh tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Gorba is Baradwar, about 36 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 - 10 km distance for Gorba.

Gorba is about 127 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gorba is in Bilaigarh tehsil of Raipur district. Bilaigarh is about 7.0 km away. Baradwar is about 36 km away. Jānjgīr is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Naktidih (under 2 km), Tendumudi (under 2 km) and Nagarda (1.7 km).

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

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