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About Gorakhpur Village

Gorakhpur is a mid sized village in Keolari tehsil, in the district of Seoni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 531, made up of 263 males and 268 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,019 females per 1000 males. The village covers 217.84 hectares hectares.

Gorakhpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gorakhpur village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Seoni
Tehsil Keolari
Area (hectares) 217.84 hectares
Population 531
Male Population 263
Female Population 268
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,019
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gorakhpur compares

By the 2011 count Gorakhpur is the 105th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 829 residents. Its 217.84 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1000.

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 <5 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 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 58 km from Seoni, and the nearest railway station is Padriganj, about 6.2 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 Padriganj 6.2 km
Nearest town Nainpur 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Keolari 21 km
District headquarters Seoni 58 km

Villages closest to Gorakhpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Keolari 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 531. That makes it the 105th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 829 residents.

Gorakhpur village has 263 males and 268 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gorakhpur has about 1019 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1000.

Gorakhpur covers 217.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Gorakhpur is Padriganj, about 6.2 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gorakhpur.

Gorakhpur is about 58 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 Keolari tehsil of Seoni district. Padriganj is about 6.2 km away. Nainpur is about 18 km away. Keolari is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarasdol (1.8 km), Khami (2.1 km) and Ugli (2.1 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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