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About Gorakhpur Village

Gorakhpur is a mid sized village in Ghansaur tehsil, in the district of Seoni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,136, made up of 576 males and 560 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 534.36 hectares hectares.

Gorakhpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gorakhpur village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Seoni
Tehsil Ghansaur
Area (hectares) 534.36 hectares
Population 1,136
Male Population 576
Female Population 560
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gorakhpur compares

By the 2011 count Gorakhpur is the 14th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 593 residents. Its 534.36 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 987.

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 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Gorakhpur from other places

Gorakhpur lies about 83 km from Seoni, and the nearest railway station is Binaiki, about 3.9 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
Nearest railway station Binaiki 3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghansaur 9.4 km
Nearest town Nainpur 39 km
District headquarters Seoni 83 km

Villages closest to Gorakhpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ghansaur 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 1,136. That makes it the 14th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 593 residents.

Gorakhpur village has 576 males and 560 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gorakhpur has about 972 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 987.

Gorakhpur covers 534.36 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 Ghansaur tehsil of Seoni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gorakhpur is Binaiki, about 3.9 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gorakhpur.

Gorakhpur is about 83 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 Ghansaur tehsil of Seoni district. Binaiki is about 3.9 km away. Ghansaur is about 9.4 km away. Nainpur is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Durjanpur (under 2 km), Atariya (under 2 km) and Paraspani Ryt (2.6 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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