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About Gorsod Village

Gorsod is a small village in Rania tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 292, made up of 143 males and 149 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,042 females per 1000 males. The village covers 287 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835227, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gorsod Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gorsod village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Rania
Pincode 835227
Area (hectares) 287 hectares
Population 292
Male Population 143
Female Population 149
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,042
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gorsod compares

By the 2011 count Gorsod is the 49th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 601 residents. Its 287 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Gorsod

Gorsod is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gorsod as Available within 10+ 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 Gorsod from other places

Gorsod lies about 38 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Pakra, about 14 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 Gorsod
Tehsil headquarters Rania 4.6 km
Nearest railway station Pakra 14 km
District headquarters Khunti 38 km

Villages closest to Gorsod

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gorsod village had a population of 292. That makes it the 49th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 601 residents.

Gorsod village has 143 males and 149 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gorsod has about 1042 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Gorsod is 835227. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gorsod covers 287 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gorsod falls under Rania tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gorsod is Pakra, about 14 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 <5 km distance for Gorsod.

Gorsod is about 38 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gorsod is in Rania tehsil of Khunti district. Rania is about 4.6 km away. Pakra is about 14 km away. Khunti is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Golkera (under 2 km), Dahu (under 2 km) and Balankel (2.1 km).

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

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