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About Gorakh Nath Village

Gorakh Nath is a small village in Baddi tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 129, made up of 64 males and 65 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gorakh Nath Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gorakh Nath village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Baddi
Pincode 173205
Area (hectares) 31 hectares
Population 129
Male Population 64
Female Population 65
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,016
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gorakh Nath compares

By the 2011 count Gorakh Nath is the 95th largest of the 183 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 332 residents. Its 31 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 896.

Getting to Gorakh Nath

Gorakh Nath is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gorakh Nath as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Gorakh Nath from other places

Gorakh Nath lies about 11 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Kathleeghat, about 6.5 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 Gorakh Nath
Nearest railway station Kathleeghat 6.5 km
District headquarters Solan 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Baddi 24 km

Villages closest to Gorakh Nath

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baddi 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 Gorakh Nath

As per the Census of India 2011, Gorakh Nath village had a population of 129. That makes it the 95th largest of the 183 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 332 residents.

Gorakh Nath village has 64 males and 65 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gorakh Nath has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 896.

The pincode recorded for Gorakh Nath is 173205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gorakh Nath covers 31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gorakh Nath falls under Baddi tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gorakh Nath is Kathleeghat, about 6.5 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gorakh Nath.

Gorakh Nath is about 11 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gorakh Nath is in Baddi tehsil of Solan district. Kathleeghat is about 6.5 km away. Solan is about 11 km away. Baddi is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kangi (1.8 km), Dhamrot (5.4 km) and Jhakhar Brahmana (6.3 km).

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

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