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About Gorakh Nath Village

Gorakh Nath is a mid sized village in Budhlada tehsil, in the district of Mansa, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,138, made up of 610 males and 528 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 866 females per 1000 males. The village covers 658 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 151503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gorakh Nath Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gorakh Nath village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Mansa
Tehsil Budhlada
Pincode 151503
Area (hectares) 658 hectares
Population 1,138
Male Population 610
Female Population 528
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 866
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gorakh Nath compares

By the 2011 count Gorakh Nath is the 68th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,484 residents. Its 658 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 883.

Getting to Gorakh Nath

Gorakh Nath is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gorakh Nath 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gorakh Nath from other places

Gorakh Nath lies about 37 km from Mansa, and the nearest railway station is Kahangarh, about 8.4 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 Gorakh Nath
Nearest railway station Kahangarh 8.4 km
Nearest town Ratia 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Budhlada 22 km
District headquarters Mansa 37 km

Villages closest to Gorakh Nath

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Budhlada 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 Gorakh Nath

As per the Census of India 2011, Gorakh Nath village had a population of 1,138. That makes it the 68th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,484 residents.

Gorakh Nath village has 610 males and 528 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gorakh Nath has about 866 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 883.

The pincode recorded for Gorakh Nath is 151503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gorakh Nath covers 658 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gorakh Nath falls under Budhlada tehsil of Mansa district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Gorakh Nath is Kahangarh, about 8.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 village for Gorakh Nath.

Gorakh Nath is about 37 km from Mansa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gorakh Nath is in Budhlada tehsil of Mansa district. Kahangarh is about 8.4 km away. Ratia is about 15 km away. Budhlada is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kulrian (3.4 km), Bhawa (5.2 km) and Mander (5.3 km).

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

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