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About Gorkha Village

Gorkha is a small village in Gairatganj tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 439, made up of 235 males and 204 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 868 females per 1000 males. The village covers 311.88 hectares hectares.

Gorkha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gorkha village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Gairatganj
Area (hectares) 311.88 hectares
Population 439
Male Population 235
Female Population 204
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 868
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gorkha compares

By the 2011 count Gorkha is the 91st largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 655 residents. Its 311.88 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 892.

Getting to Gorkha

Gorkha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gorkha as Available within 10+ 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gorkha from other places

Gorkha lies about 64 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Ratona, about 54 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 Gorkha
Tehsil headquarters Gairatganj 18 km
Nearest town Begamganj 20 km
Nearest railway station Ratona 54 km
District headquarters Raisen 64 km

Villages closest to Gorkha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gorkha village had a population of 439. That makes it the 91st largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 655 residents.

Gorkha village has 235 males and 204 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gorkha has about 868 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 892.

Gorkha covers 311.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gorkha falls under Gairatganj tehsil of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gorkha is Ratona, about 54 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gorkha.

Gorkha is about 64 km from Raisen in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gorkha is in Gairatganj tehsil of Raisen district. Gairatganj is about 18 km away. Begamganj is about 20 km away. Ratona is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jinnor (under 2 km), Shobhapur (under 2 km) and Simariya Khurd (2.4 km).

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

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