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About Ghorakoni Village

Ghorakoni is a mid sized village in Sihora tehsil, in the district of Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 629, made up of 330 males and 299 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 251.19 hectares hectares.

Ghorakoni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghorakoni village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Jabalpur
Tehsil Sihora
Area (hectares) 251.19 hectares
Population 629
Male Population 330
Female Population 299
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
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 Ghorakoni compares

By the 2011 count Ghorakoni is the 71st largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 931 residents. Its 251.19 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Ghorakoni

Ghorakoni is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ghorakoni 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 Ghorakoni from other places

Ghorakoni lies about 28 km from Jabalpur, and the nearest railway station is Gosalpur, about 4.8 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 Ghorakoni
Nearest railway station Gosalpur 4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Sihora 12 km
Nearest town Sihorā 12 km
District headquarters Jabalpur 28 km

Villages closest to Ghorakoni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghorakoni village had a population of 629. That makes it the 71st largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 931 residents.

Ghorakoni village has 330 males and 299 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghorakoni has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 948.

Ghorakoni covers 251.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghorakoni falls under Sihora tehsil of Jabalpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ghorakoni is Gosalpur, about 4.8 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 Ghorakoni.

Ghorakoni is about 28 km from Jabalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghorakoni is in Sihora tehsil of Jabalpur district. Gosalpur is about 4.8 km away. Sihora is about 12 km away. Sihorā is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dharampura (2.3 km), Majhgawan (2.5 km) and Pathrai (3.5 km).

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

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