About Gorda Village

Gorda is a mid sized village in Shahpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,035, made up of 495 males and 540 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,091 females per 1000 males. The village covers 100.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gorda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gorda village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Shahpur
Pincode	176206
Area (hectares)	100.68 hectares
Population	1,035
Male Population	495
Female Population	540
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,091
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gorda compares

By the 2011 count Gorda is the 11th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 451 residents. Its 100.68 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1046.

Getting to Gorda

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

Gorda lies about 37 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Talara, about 19 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 Gorda
Nearest railway station	Talara	19 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shahpur	21 km
Nearest town	Chamba	22 km
District headquarters	Kangra	37 km

Villages closest to Gorda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gorda village had a population of 1,035. That makes it the 11th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 451 residents.

Gorda village has 495 males and 540 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gorda has about 1091 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1046.

The pincode recorded for Gorda is 176206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gorda covers 100.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gorda falls under Shahpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gorda is Talara, about 19 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 village for Gorda.

Gorda is about 37 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gorda is in Shahpur tehsil of Kangra district. Talara is about 19 km away. Shahpur is about 21 km away. Chamba is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.