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About Gorakhpur Village

Gorakhpur is a mid sized village in Dhanora tehsil, in the district of Seoni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,330, made up of 679 males and 651 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 642 hectares hectares.

Gorakhpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gorakhpur village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Seoni
Tehsil Dhanora
Area (hectares) 642 hectares
Population 1,330
Male Population 679
Female Population 651
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gorakhpur compares

By the 2011 count Gorakhpur is the 10th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 754 residents. Its 642 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 984.

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 5 - 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 Gorakhpur from other places

Gorakhpur lies about 48 km from Seoni. 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 Dhanora 30 km
District headquarters Seoni 48 km

Villages closest to Gorakhpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhanora 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 1,330. That makes it the 10th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 754 residents.

Gorakhpur village has 679 males and 651 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gorakhpur has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 984.

Gorakhpur covers 642 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Gorakhpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gorakhpur.

Gorakhpur is about 48 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 Dhanora tehsil of Seoni district. Dhanora is about 30 km away. Seoni is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chargawan (7.0 km), Gunguch (8.9 km) and Guwari (13 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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