About Gorahur Village

Gorahur is a mid sized village in Jagraon tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 675, made up of 339 males and 336 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 170 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142026, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gorahur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gorahur village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Ludhiana
Tehsil	Jagraon
Pincode	142026
Area (hectares)	170 hectares
Population	675
Male Population	339
Female Population	336
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	991
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gorahur compares

By the 2011 count Gorahur is the 106th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents. Its 170 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Gorahur

Gorahur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gorahur as Available within 5 - 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 Gorahur from other places

Gorahur lies about 25 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Dhat, about 12 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 Gorahur
Nearest railway station	Dhat	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jagraon	19 km
District headquarters	Ludhiana	25 km

Villages closest to Gorahur

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

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Common questions about Gorahur

As per the Census of India 2011, Gorahur village had a population of 675. That makes it the 106th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents.

Gorahur village has 339 males and 336 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gorahur has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Gorahur is 142026. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gorahur covers 170 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gorahur falls under Jagraon tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Gorahur is Dhat, about 12 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gorahur.

Gorahur is about 25 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gorahur is in Jagraon tehsil of Ludhiana district. Dhat is about 12 km away. Jagraon is about 19 km away. Ludhiana is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.