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About Gorgarh Village

Gorgarh is a mid sized village in Indri tehsil, in the district of Karnal, Haryana. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,792, made up of 925 males and 867 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 216 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 132041, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gorgarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gorgarh village
Description Value
State Haryana
District Karnal
Tehsil Indri
Pincode 132041
Area (hectares) 216 hectares
Population 1,792
Male Population 925
Female Population 867
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gorgarh compares

By the 2011 count Gorgarh is the 29th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,369 residents. Its 216 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 894.

Getting to Gorgarh

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

Gorgarh lies about 17 km from Karnal, and the nearest railway station is Nilokheri, about 8.2 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 Gorgarh
Tehsil headquarters Indri 6.2 km
Nearest railway station Nilokheri 8.2 km
Nearest town Tirāwari 9.2 km
District headquarters Karnal 17 km

Villages closest to Gorgarh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gorgarh village had a population of 1,792. That makes it the 29th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,369 residents.

Gorgarh village has 925 males and 867 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gorgarh has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 894.

The pincode recorded for Gorgarh is 132041. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gorgarh covers 216 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gorgarh falls under Indri tehsil of Karnal district in Haryana.

The nearest railway station to Gorgarh is Nilokheri, about 8.2 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 <5 km distance for Gorgarh.

Gorgarh is about 17 km from Karnal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gorgarh is in Indri tehsil of Karnal district. Indri is about 6.2 km away. Nilokheri is about 8.2 km away. Tirāwari is about 9.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Garhi Gujran (1.5 km), Bahlolpur Viran (2.2 km) and Janesron (2.7 km).

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

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