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About Gora Village

Gora is a small village in Badarwas tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 488, made up of 235 males and 253 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,077 females per 1000 males. The village covers 178.32 hectares hectares.

Gora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gora village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shivpuri
Tehsil Badarwas
Area (hectares) 178.32 hectares
Population 488
Male Population 235
Female Population 253
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,077
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gora compares

By the 2011 count Gora is the 110th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents. Its 178.32 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 909.

Getting to Gora

Gora is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gora as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Gora from other places

Gora lies about 20 km from Shivpuri, and the nearest railway station is Kolaras, about 14 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 Gora
Nearest railway station Kolaras 14 km
District headquarters Shivpuri 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Badarwas 35 km

Villages closest to Gora

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Badarwas 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 Gora

As per the Census of India 2011, Gora village had a population of 488. That makes it the 110th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents.

Gora village has 235 males and 253 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gora has about 1077 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 909.

Gora covers 178.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gora falls under Badarwas tehsil of Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gora is Kolaras, about 14 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 10+ km distance for Gora.

Gora is about 20 km from Shivpuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gora is in Badarwas tehsil of Shivpuri district. Kolaras is about 14 km away. Shivpuri is about 20 km away. Badarwas is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tamki (8.7 km), Dhakrora (8.8 km) and Khorana (9.5 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Gora today is likely to be higher.

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