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About Gobrakura Village

Gobrakura is a small village in Gasuapara tehsil, in the district of South Garo Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 178, made up of 97 males and 81 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 835 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793002, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gobrakura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gobrakura village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District South Garo Hills
Tehsil Gasuapara
Pincode 793002
Population 178
Male Population 97
Female Population 81
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 835
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gobrakura compares

By the 2011 count Gobrakura is the 55th largest of the 159 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 177 residents. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Gobrakura

Gobrakura is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Gobrakura as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Gobrakura from other places

Gobrakura lies about 27 km from South Garo Hills, and the nearest railway station is Mendipathar, about 87 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 Gobrakura
Tehsil headquarters Gasuapara 1.7 km
District headquarters South Garo Hills 27 km
Nearest town Tura 40 km
Nearest railway station Mendipathar 87 km

Villages closest to Gobrakura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gobrakura village had a population of 178. That makes it the 55th largest of the 159 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 177 residents.

Gobrakura village has 97 males and 81 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gobrakura has about 835 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Gobrakura is 793002. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gobrakura falls under Gasuapara tehsil of South Garo Hills district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Gobrakura is Mendipathar, about 87 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 10+ km distance for Gobrakura.

Gobrakura is about 27 km from South Garo Hills in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gobrakura is in Gasuapara tehsil of South Garo Hills district. Gasuapara is about 1.7 km away. South Garo Hills is about 27 km away. Tura is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gasuapara (1.7 km), Genapara (1.7 km) and Lower Gasuapara (1.7 km).

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

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