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About Gorakhpur Village

Gorakhpur is a small village in Lakhnadon tehsil, in the district of Seoni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 136, made up of 73 males and 63 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 863 females per 1000 males. The village covers 246.8 hectares hectares.

Gorakhpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gorakhpur village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Seoni
Tehsil Lakhnadon
Area (hectares) 246.8 hectares
Population 136
Male Population 73
Female Population 63
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 863
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 among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 675 residents. Its 246.8 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 990.

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 46 km from Seoni, and the nearest railway station is Khairee, about 24 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 Lakhnadon 16 km
Nearest railway station Khairee 24 km
Nearest town Nainpur 43 km
District headquarters Seoni 46 km

Villages closest to Gorakhpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lakhnadon 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 136. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 675 residents.

Gorakhpur village has 73 males and 63 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gorakhpur has about 863 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Gorakhpur covers 246.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Gorakhpur is Khairee, about 24 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 46 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 Lakhnadon tehsil of Seoni district. Lakhnadon is about 16 km away. Khairee is about 24 km away. Nainpur is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barela (2.8 km), Bandra (4.1 km) and Gudarra (4.5 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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