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About Gora Village

Gora is a mid sized village in Raghogarh tehsil, in the district of Guna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 683, made up of 354 males and 329 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 649 hectares hectares.

Gora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gora village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Guna
Tehsil Raghogarh
Area (hectares) 649 hectares
Population 683
Male Population 354
Female Population 329
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gora compares

By the 2011 count Gora is the 45th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 679 residents. Its 649 hectares work out to about 1.1 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 a little above the tehsil average of 909.

Getting to Gora

The census records public bus service for Gora 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 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 11 km from Guna, and the nearest railway station is Pagara, about 4.1 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
Nearest railway station Pagara 4.1 km
District headquarters Guna 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Raghogarh 35 km

Villages closest to Gora

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Raghogarh 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 683. That makes it the 45th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 679 residents.

Gora village has 354 males and 329 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gora has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 909.

Gora covers 649 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gora falls under Raghogarh tehsil of Guna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gora is Pagara, about 4.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Gora.

Gora is about 11 km from Guna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gora is in Raghogarh tehsil of Guna district. Pagara is about 4.1 km away. Guna is about 11 km away. Raghogarh is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khushalpur (7.3 km), Godalpur (9.0 km) and Judariya (11 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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