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About Gorakhpur Village

Gorakhpur is a mid sized village in Barghat tehsil, in the district of Seoni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,664, made up of 803 males and 861 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,072 females per 1000 males. The village covers 435.53 hectares hectares.

Gorakhpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gorakhpur village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Seoni
Tehsil Barghat
Area (hectares) 435.53 hectares
Population 1,664
Male Population 803
Female Population 861
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,072
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gorakhpur compares

By the 2011 count Gorakhpur is the 45th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,370 residents. Its 435.53 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Gorakhpur

Gorakhpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gorakhpur as Available within 10+ 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 Gorakhpur from other places

Gorakhpur lies about 26 km from Seoni, and the nearest railway station is Bhoma, about 16 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 Barghat 9.5 km
Nearest railway station Bhoma 16 km
District headquarters Seoni 26 km

Villages closest to Gorakhpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barghat 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 1,664. That makes it the 45th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,370 residents.

Gorakhpur village has 803 males and 861 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gorakhpur has about 1072 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1017.

Gorakhpur covers 435.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gorakhpur falls under Barghat tehsil of Seoni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gorakhpur is Bhoma, about 16 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 <5 km distance for Gorakhpur.

Gorakhpur is about 26 km from Seoni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gorakhpur is in Barghat tehsil of Seoni district. Barghat is about 9.5 km away. Bhoma is about 16 km away. Seoni is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khami (1.9 km), Sarekha Kalan (2.6 km) and Malara (2.9 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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