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About Gora Village

Gora is a large village in Amarpatan tehsil, in the district of Satna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,942, made up of 1,479 males and 1,463 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1156.58 hectares hectares.

Gora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gora village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Satna
Tehsil Amarpatan
Area (hectares) 1156.58 hectares
Population 2,942
Male Population 1,479
Female Population 1,463
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gora compares

By the 2011 count Gora is the 10th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,217 residents. Its 1156.58 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Gora

Gora is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gora 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 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 38 km from Satna, and the nearest railway station is Baghai Road, about 24 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
Tehsil headquarters Amarpatan 11 km
Nearest railway station Baghai Road 24 km
Nearest town Rewa 31 km
District headquarters Satna 38 km

Villages closest to Gora

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Amarpatan 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 2,942. That makes it the 10th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,217 residents.

Gora village has 1,479 males and 1,463 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gora has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 953.

Gora covers 1156.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gora falls under Amarpatan tehsil of Satna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gora is Baghai Road, about 24 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 village for Gora.

Gora is about 38 km from Satna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gora is in Amarpatan tehsil of Satna district. Amarpatan is about 11 km away. Baghai Road is about 24 km away. Rewa is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Naugawan (under 2 km), Bajwahi (under 2 km) and Kathaha (2.4 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.

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