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About Gora Village

Gora is a mid sized village in Kolaras tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 825, made up of 422 males and 403 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 101.46 hectares hectares.

Gora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gora village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shivpuri
Tehsil Kolaras
Area (hectares) 101.46 hectares
Population 825
Male Population 422
Female Population 403
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gora compares

By the 2011 count Gora is the 59th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 758 residents. Its 101.46 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 869.

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 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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. 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 Kolaras 12 km
District headquarters Shivpuri 20 km

Villages closest to Gora

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kolaras 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 825. That makes it the 59th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 758 residents.

Gora village has 422 males and 403 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gora has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 869.

Gora covers 101.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Gora notes the nearest railway station 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 village 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 Kolaras tehsil of Shivpuri district. Kolaras is about 12 km away. Shivpuri is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paragarh (4.0 km), Morai (5.8 km) and Bolaj (6.2 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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