About Gorkel Village

Gorkel is a small village in Narala tehsil, in the district of Kalahandi, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 432, made up of 216 males and 216 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 218 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 766100, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gorkel Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gorkel village
Description	Value
State	Odisha
District	Kalahandi
Tehsil	Narala
Pincode	766100
Area (hectares)	218 hectares
Population	432
Male Population	216
Female Population	216
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,000
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gorkel compares

By the 2011 count Gorkel is the 68th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 544 residents. Its 218 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Gorkel

Gorkel is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gorkel as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Ghodabandha, Ghughurbahali, Ghughuti Dumadangar and Ghupti. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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.

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Common questions about Gorkel

As per the Census of India 2011, Gorkel village had a population of 432. That makes it the 68th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 544 residents.

Gorkel village has 216 males and 216 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gorkel has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Gorkel is 766100. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gorkel covers 218 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gorkel falls under Narala tehsil of Kalahandi district in Odisha.

The census record for Gorkel notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gorkel.

Gorkel is in Narala tehsil of Kalahandi district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.