Skip to main content

About Gora Village

Gora is a mid sized village in Sagar tehsil, in the district of Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 844, made up of 441 males and 403 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 291.45 hectares hectares.

Gora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gora village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sagar
Tehsil Sagar
Area (hectares) 291.45 hectares
Population 844
Male Population 441
Female Population 403
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
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 Gora compares

By the 2011 count Gora is the 159th largest of the 342 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,167 residents. Its 291.45 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 884.

Getting to Gora

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

Gora lies about 19 km from Sagar, and the nearest railway station is Lidhora Khurd, about 9.4 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 Gora
Nearest railway station Lidhora Khurd 9.4 km
Nearest town Makronia 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Sagar 19 km

Villages closest to Gora

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gora village had a population of 844. That makes it the 159th largest of the 342 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,167 residents.

Gora village has 441 males and 403 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gora has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 884.

Gora covers 291.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gora falls under Sagar tehsil of Sagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gora is Lidhora Khurd, about 9.4 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 Gora.

Gora is about 19 km from Sagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gora is in Sagar tehsil of Sagar district. Lidhora Khurd is about 9.4 km away. Makronia is about 14 km away. Sagar 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 Dharkheri (under 2 km), Simariya (under 2 km) and Karrapur (3.5 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.

See All