About Gorikheda Village

Gorikheda is a mid sized village in Pansemal tehsil, in the district of Barwani, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,797, made up of 920 males and 877 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 283.86 hectares hectares.

Gorikheda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gorikheda village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Barwani
Tehsil	Pansemal
Area (hectares)	283.86 hectares
Population	1,797
Male Population	920
Female Population	877
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	953
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gorikheda compares

By the 2011 count Gorikheda is the 27th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,264 residents. Its 283.86 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Gorikheda

Gorikheda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gorikheda as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Gorikheda from other places

Gorikheda lies about 52 km from Barwani, and the nearest railway station is Ranala, about 35 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 Gorikheda
Tehsil headquarters	Pansemal	13 km
Nearest town	Shāhāda	18 km
Nearest railway station	Ranala	35 km
District headquarters	Barwani	52 km

Villages closest to Gorikheda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gorikheda village had a population of 1,797. That makes it the 27th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,264 residents.

Gorikheda village has 920 males and 877 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gorikheda has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1000.

Gorikheda covers 283.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gorikheda falls under Pansemal tehsil of Barwani district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gorikheda is Ranala, about 35 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gorikheda.

Gorikheda is about 52 km from Barwani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gorikheda is in Pansemal tehsil of Barwani district. Pansemal is about 13 km away. Shāhāda is about 18 km away. Ranala is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.