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About Gorakhpur Village

Gorakhpur is a large village in Jhiranya tehsil, in the district of Khargone, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,682, made up of 1,329 males and 1,353 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1522 hectares hectares.

Gorakhpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gorakhpur village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Khargone
Tehsil Jhiranya
Area (hectares) 1522 hectares
Population 2,682
Male Population 1,329
Female Population 1,353
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,018
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gorakhpur compares

By the 2011 count Gorakhpur is the 15th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,574 residents. Its 1522 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Gorakhpur

Gorakhpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gorakhpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Gawala, Gawalkheda, Gaybeda and Ghodi Buzurg. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Gorakhpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Gorakhpur village had a population of 2,682. That makes it the 15th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,574 residents.

Gorakhpur village has 1,329 males and 1,353 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gorakhpur has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 995.

Gorakhpur covers 1522 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.

Gorakhpur falls under Jhiranya tehsil of Khargone district in Madhya Pradesh.

The census record for Gorakhpur notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Gorakhpur.

Gorakhpur is in Jhiranya tehsil of Khargone district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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