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About Gorakhpur Village

Gorakhpur is a mid sized village in Chhapara tehsil, in the district of Seoni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 899, made up of 414 males and 485 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,171 females per 1000 males. The village covers 536.82 hectares hectares.

Gorakhpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gorakhpur village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Seoni
Tehsil Chhapara
Area (hectares) 536.82 hectares
Population 899
Male Population 414
Female Population 485
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,171
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gorakhpur compares

By the 2011 count Gorakhpur is the 34th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 690 residents. Its 536.82 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Gorakhpur

Gorakhpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gorakhpur as Available within village. 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 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 Chhapara 3.1 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 Chhapara 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 899. That makes it the 34th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 690 residents.

Gorakhpur village has 414 males and 485 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gorakhpur has about 1171 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 980.

Gorakhpur covers 536.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gorakhpur falls under Chhapara 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 village and private bus service as Available within village 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 Chhapara tehsil of Seoni district. Chhapara is about 3.1 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 Chhapara Kalan (3.1 km), Chhapara Khurd (3.1 km) and Dungariya Chhapara (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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