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About Gorra Village

Gorra is a mid sized village in Lanji tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 789, made up of 387 males and 402 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,039 females per 1000 males. The village covers 184.21 hectares hectares.

Gorra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gorra village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Lanji
Area (hectares) 184.21 hectares
Population 789
Male Population 387
Female Population 402
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,039
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gorra compares

By the 2011 count Gorra is the 84th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,339 residents. Its 184.21 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Gorra

Gorra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gorra as Available within <5 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. The nearest villages by name are Gatapar, Ghansa, Ghhoti Ghusmara and Ghoghra. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Gorra

As per the Census of India 2011, Gorra village had a population of 789. That makes it the 84th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,339 residents.

Gorra village has 387 males and 402 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gorra has about 1039 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1013.

Gorra covers 184.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gorra falls under Lanji tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The census record for Gorra notes the nearest railway station 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 10+ km distance for Gorra.

Gorra is in Lanji tehsil of Balaghat district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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