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About Gorkhakhurd Village

Gorkhakhurd is a small village in Silwani tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 364, made up of 182 males and 182 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 579.56 hectares hectares.

Gorkhakhurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gorkhakhurd village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Silwani
Area (hectares) 579.56 hectares
Population 364
Male Population 182
Female Population 182
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gorkhakhurd compares

By the 2011 count Gorkhakhurd is the 131st largest of the 219 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 576 residents. Its 579.56 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Gorkhakhurd

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

How far is Gorkhakhurd from other places

Gorkhakhurd lies about 80 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Gadarwara, about 40 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 Gorkhakhurd
Tehsil headquarters Silwani 17 km
Nearest town Bareli 38 km
Nearest railway station Gadarwara 40 km
District headquarters Raisen 80 km

Villages closest to Gorkhakhurd

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gorkhakhurd village had a population of 364. That makes it the 131st largest of the 219 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 576 residents.

Gorkhakhurd village has 182 males and 182 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gorkhakhurd has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 920.

Gorkhakhurd covers 579.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gorkhakhurd falls under Silwani tehsil of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gorkhakhurd is Gadarwara, about 40 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gorkhakhurd.

Gorkhakhurd is about 80 km from Raisen in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gorkhakhurd is in Silwani tehsil of Raisen district. Silwani is about 17 km away. Bareli is about 38 km away. Gadarwara is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bitali (1.5 km), Chirchita (2.1 km) and Chilli (2.7 km).

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

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