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About Gourkalan Village

Gourkalan is a mid sized village in Bhind tehsil, in the district of Bhind, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 865, made up of 534 males and 331 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 620 females per 1000 males. The village covers 196.77 hectares hectares.

Gourkalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gourkalan village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Bhind
Tehsil Bhind
Area (hectares) 196.77 hectares
Population 865
Male Population 534
Female Population 331
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 620
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gourkalan compares

By the 2011 count Gourkalan is the 109th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,857 residents. Its 196.77 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 835.

Getting to Gourkalan

Gourkalan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gourkalan 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gourkalan from other places

Gourkalan lies about 19 km from Bhind, and the nearest railway station is Ashokhar, about 7.2 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 Gourkalan
Nearest railway station Ashokhar 7.2 km
Nearest town Gormi 9.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhind 19 km

Villages closest to Gourkalan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gourkalan village had a population of 865. That makes it the 109th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,857 residents.

Gourkalan village has 534 males and 331 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gourkalan has about 620 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 835.

Gourkalan covers 196.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gourkalan falls under Bhind tehsil of Bhind district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gourkalan is Ashokhar, about 7.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Gourkalan.

Gourkalan is about 19 km from Bhind in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gourkalan is in Bhind tehsil of Bhind district. Ashokhar is about 7.2 km away. Gormi is about 9.6 km away. Bhind is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gourkhurd (under 2 km), Janjaripura (2.4 km) and Rampura (2.8 km).

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

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