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About Gorakhpur Village

Gorakhpur is a large village in Udaipura tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,494, made up of 1,262 males and 1,232 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 922.61 hectares hectares.

Gorakhpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gorakhpur village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Udaipura
Area (hectares) 922.61 hectares
Population 2,494
Male Population 1,262
Female Population 1,232
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gorakhpur compares

By the 2011 count Gorakhpur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 900 residents. Its 922.61 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 911.

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 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 98 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Gadarwara, about 27 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
Tehsil headquarters Udaipura 22 km
Nearest town Gādarwāra 24 km
Nearest railway station Gadarwara 27 km
District headquarters Raisen 98 km

Villages closest to Gorakhpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Udaipura 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 2,494. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 900 residents.

Gorakhpur village has 1,262 males and 1,232 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gorakhpur has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 911.

Gorakhpur covers 922.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gorakhpur falls under Udaipura tehsil of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gorakhpur is Gadarwara, about 27 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gorakhpur.

Gorakhpur is about 98 km from Raisen in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gorakhpur is in Udaipura tehsil of Raisen district. Udaipura is about 22 km away. Gādarwāra is about 24 km away. Gadarwara is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barkhedi (2.5 km), Junapani (3.2 km) and Deori (3.3 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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