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About Gorhe Village

Gorhe is a large village in Vada tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,303, made up of 1,148 males and 1,155 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 465 hectares hectares.

Gorhe Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gorhe village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Vada
Area (hectares) 465 hectares
Population 2,303
Male Population 1,148
Female Population 1,155
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,006
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gorhe compares

By the 2011 count Gorhe is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 919 residents. Its 465 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Gorhe

Gorhe is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gorhe 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 Gorhe from other places

Gorhe lies about 50 km from Thane, and the nearest railway station is Saphale, about 21 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 Gorhe
Tehsil headquarters Vada 14 km
Nearest railway station Saphale 21 km
Nearest town Pālghar 26 km
District headquarters Thane 50 km

Villages closest to Gorhe

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gorhe village had a population of 2,303. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 919 residents.

Gorhe village has 1,148 males and 1,155 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gorhe has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 972.

Gorhe covers 465 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gorhe falls under Vada tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Gorhe is Saphale, about 21 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 Gorhe.

Gorhe is about 50 km from Thane in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gorhe is in Vada tehsil of Thane district. Vada is about 14 km away. Saphale is about 21 km away. Pālghar is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanchad (3.5 km), Palsai (5.4 km) and Pali (8.0 km).

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

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