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About Gorakhpur Village

Gorakhpur is a mid sized village in Ghughari tehsil, in the district of Mandla, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 519, made up of 252 males and 267 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,060 females per 1000 males. The village covers 167 hectares hectares.

Gorakhpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gorakhpur village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Mandla
Tehsil Ghughari
Area (hectares) 167 hectares
Population 519
Male Population 252
Female Population 267
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,060
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 145th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 954 residents. Its 167 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1048.

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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gorakhpur from other places

Gorakhpur lies about 76 km from Mandla, and the nearest railway station is Madan Mahal, about under 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 Gorakhpur
Nearest railway station Madan Mahal under 2 km
Nearest town Jabalpur 2.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghughari 28 km
District headquarters Mandla 76 km

Villages closest to Gorakhpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gorakhpur village had a population of 519. That makes it the 145th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 954 residents.

Gorakhpur village has 252 males and 267 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gorakhpur has about 1060 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1048.

Gorakhpur covers 167 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gorakhpur falls under Ghughari tehsil of Mandla district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gorakhpur is Madan Mahal, about under 2 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 village for Gorakhpur.

Gorakhpur is about 76 km from Mandla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gorakhpur is in Ghughari tehsil of Mandla district. Madan Mahal is about under 2 km away. Jabalpur is about 2.6 km away. Ghughari is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bilgarha Mal (3.5 km), Bilgarha Ryt (3.5 km) and Ilahi (5.2 km).

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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