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About Gora Village

Gora is a small village in Karera tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 427, made up of 220 males and 207 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 247 hectares hectares.

Gora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gora village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shivpuri
Tehsil Karera
Area (hectares) 247 hectares
Population 427
Male Population 220
Female Population 207
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
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 Gora compares

By the 2011 count Gora is the 89th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,656 residents. Its 247 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 857.

Getting to Gora

Gora is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gora 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 Gora from other places

Gora lies about 67 km from Shivpuri, and the nearest railway station is Bijauli, about 20 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
Tehsil headquarters Karera 20 km
Nearest railway station Bijauli 20 km
District headquarters Shivpuri 67 km

Villages closest to Gora

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Karera 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 427. That makes it the 89th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,656 residents.

Gora village has 220 males and 207 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gora has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 857.

Gora covers 247 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Gora is Bijauli, about 20 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 Gora.

Gora is about 67 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 Karera tehsil of Shivpuri district. Karera is about 20 km away. Bijauli is about 20 km away. Shivpuri is about 67 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badarkha (under 2 km), Sahriya (1.8 km) and Sewdi Kalan (2.1 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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