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About Gorana Village

Gorana is a large village in Kalyanpur tehsil, in the district of Jamnagar, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,141, made up of 1,599 males and 1,542 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1601.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 361325, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gorana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gorana village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Jamnagar
Tehsil Kalyanpur
Pincode 361325
Area (hectares) 1601.27 hectares
Population 3,141
Male Population 1,599
Female Population 1,542
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gorana compares

By the 2011 count Gorana is the 17th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,754 residents. Its 1601.27 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Gorana

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

Gorana lies about 82 km from Jamnagar, and the nearest railway station is Bhopalka, about 7.2 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 Gorana
Nearest railway station Bhopalka 7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Kalyanpur 19 km
Nearest town Salāya 32 km
District headquarters Jamnagar 82 km

Villages closest to Gorana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gorana village had a population of 3,141. That makes it the 17th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,754 residents.

Gorana village has 1,599 males and 1,542 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gorana has about 964 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 968.

The pincode recorded for Gorana is 361325. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gorana covers 1601.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gorana falls under Kalyanpur tehsil of Jamnagar district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Gorana is Bhopalka, about 7.2 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 within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gorana.

Gorana is about 82 km from Jamnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gorana is in Kalyanpur tehsil of Jamnagar district. Bhopalka is about 7.2 km away. Kalyanpur is about 19 km away. Salāya is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ran (under 2 km), Ranparda (under 2 km) and Juvanpar (4.0 km).

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

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