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About Gora Village

Gora is a small village in Bada Malhera tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 263, made up of 136 males and 127 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 147.53 hectares hectares.

Gora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gora village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Tehsil Bada Malhera
Area (hectares) 147.53 hectares
Population 263
Male Population 136
Female Population 127
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gora compares

By the 2011 count Gora is the 81st largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 933 residents. Its 147.53 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 878.

Getting to Gora

Gora is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gora as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Gora from other places

Gora lies about 40 km from Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Tila, about 22 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 Gora
Tehsil headquarters Bada Malhera 8.6 km
Nearest town Bijāwar 16 km
Nearest railway station Tila 22 km
District headquarters Chhatarpur 40 km

Villages closest to Gora

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bada Malhera 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 Gora

As per the Census of India 2011, Gora village had a population of 263. That makes it the 81st largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 933 residents.

Gora village has 136 males and 127 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gora has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 878.

Gora covers 147.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gora falls under Bada Malhera tehsil of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gora is Tila, about 22 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Gora.

Gora is about 40 km from Chhatarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gora is in Bada Malhera tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Bada Malhera is about 8.6 km away. Bijāwar is about 16 km away. Tila is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karki (under 2 km), Bamnora Khurd (under 2 km) and Mungawari (1.7 km).

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

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