About Gorakhpur Village

Gorakhpur is a mid sized village in Boarijor tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,019, made up of 498 males and 521 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,046 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814165, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gorakhpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gorakhpur village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Godda
Tehsil	Boarijor
Pincode	814165
Area (hectares)	52 hectares
Population	1,019
Male Population	498
Female Population	521
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,046
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gorakhpur compares

By the 2011 count Gorakhpur is the 35th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 442 residents. Its 52 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Gorakhpur

Gorakhpur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Gorakhpur as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Gorakhpur from other places

Gorakhpur lies about 32 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Ekchari, about 23 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 Gorakhpur
Tehsil headquarters	Boarijor	11 km
Nearest railway station	Ekchari	23 km
Nearest town	Colgong	25 km
District headquarters	Godda	32 km

Villages closest to Gorakhpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gorakhpur village had a population of 1,019. That makes it the 35th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 442 residents.

Gorakhpur village has 498 males and 521 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gorakhpur has about 1046 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Gorakhpur is 814165. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gorakhpur covers 52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gorakhpur falls under Boarijor tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gorakhpur is Ekchari, about 23 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gorakhpur.

Gorakhpur is about 32 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gorakhpur is in Boarijor tehsil of Godda district. Boarijor is about 11 km away. Ekchari is about 23 km away. Colgong is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.