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About Gora Village

Gora is a small village in Raghurajnagar tehsil, in the district of Satna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 387, made up of 202 males and 185 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 280.38 hectares hectares.

Gora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gora village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Satna
Tehsil Raghurajnagar
Area (hectares) 280.38 hectares
Population 387
Male Population 202
Female Population 185
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gora compares

By the 2011 count Gora is the 149th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 884 residents. Its 280.38 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Gora

Gora is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gora as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Gora from other places

Gora lies about 4.4 km from Satna, and the nearest railway station is Sagma, about 4.6 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 Raghurajnagar 4.4 km
District headquarters Satna 4.4 km
Nearest railway station Sagma 4.6 km

Villages closest to Gora

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Raghurajnagar 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 387. That makes it the 149th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 884 residents.

Gora village has 202 males and 185 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gora has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

Gora covers 280.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Gora is Sagma, about 4.6 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gora.

Gora is about 4.4 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 Raghurajnagar tehsil of Satna district. Raghurajnagar is about 4.4 km away. Satna is about 4.4 km away. Sagma is about 4.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karhi Harmall (under 2 km), Karhi Kothar (under 2 km) and Majhbogawan (1.8 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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