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About Gorakhpura Village

Gorakhpura is a mid sized village in Rajgarh tehsil, in the district of Rajgarh, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,146, made up of 581 males and 565 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 495.07 hectares hectares.

Gorakhpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gorakhpura village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Rajgarh
Tehsil Rajgarh
Area (hectares) 495.07 hectares
Population 1,146
Male Population 581
Female Population 565
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
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 Gorakhpura compares

By the 2011 count Gorakhpura is the 32nd largest of the 334 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 543 residents. Its 495.07 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Gorakhpura

Gorakhpura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gorakhpura 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 Gorakhpura from other places

Gorakhpura lies about 12 km from Rajgarh, and the nearest railway station is Karanwas, about 19 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 Gorakhpura
Tehsil headquarters Rajgarh 12 km
Nearest town Rājgarh 12 km
Nearest railway station Karanwas 19 km

Villages closest to Gorakhpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gorakhpura village had a population of 1,146. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 334 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 543 residents.

Gorakhpura village has 581 males and 565 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gorakhpura has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 960.

Gorakhpura covers 495.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gorakhpura falls under Rajgarh tehsil of Rajgarh district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gorakhpura is Karanwas, about 19 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 Gorakhpura.

Gorakhpura is about 12 km from Rajgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gorakhpura is in Rajgarh tehsil of Rajgarh district. Rajgarh is about 12 km away. Rājgarh is about 12 km away. Karanwas is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rosya (1.7 km), Karedi (2.0 km) and Rojad Khurd (2.7 km).

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

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