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About Gorakhpur Village

Gorakhpur is a mid sized village in Nasrullaganj tehsil, in the district of Sehore, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,481, made up of 771 males and 710 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 962.14 hectares hectares.

Gorakhpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gorakhpur village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sehore
Tehsil Nasrullaganj
Area (hectares) 962.14 hectares
Population 1,481
Male Population 771
Female Population 710
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gorakhpur compares

By the 2011 count Gorakhpur is the 35th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents. Its 962.14 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 925.

Getting to Gorakhpur

Gorakhpur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Gorakhpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Gorakhpur from other places

Gorakhpur lies about 57 km from Sehore, and the nearest railway station is Chhidgaon, about 35 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 Nasrullaganj 11 km
Nearest town Nasrullāhganj 11 km
Nearest railway station Chhidgaon 35 km
District headquarters Sehore 57 km

Villages closest to Gorakhpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nasrullaganj 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 1,481. That makes it the 35th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents.

Gorakhpur village has 771 males and 710 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gorakhpur has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

Gorakhpur covers 962.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gorakhpur falls under Nasrullaganj tehsil of Sehore district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gorakhpur is Chhidgaon, about 35 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 10+ km distance for Gorakhpur.

Gorakhpur is about 57 km from Sehore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gorakhpur is in Nasrullaganj tehsil of Sehore district. Nasrullaganj is about 11 km away. Nasrullāhganj is about 11 km away. Chhidgaon is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahagaon Kadeem (2.1 km), Gilhari (2.7 km) and Basudeo (3.1 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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