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About Gorakhpur Village

Gorakhpur is a mid sized village in Nawanshahr tehsil, in the district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,085, made up of 556 males and 529 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144516, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gorakhpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gorakhpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil Nawanshahr
Pincode 144516
Area (hectares) 49 hectares
Population 1,085
Male Population 556
Female Population 529
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gorakhpur compares

By the 2011 count Gorakhpur is the 125th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 49 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Gorakhpur

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

Gorakhpur lies about 9.2 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Nawanshahr Daoba Junction, about 5.1 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 Gorakhpur
Tehsil headquarters Nawanshahr 4.7 km
Nearest railway station Nawanshahr Daoba Junction 5.1 km
District headquarters Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 9.2 km

Villages closest to Gorakhpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gorakhpur village had a population of 1,085. That makes it the 125th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Gorakhpur village has 556 males and 529 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gorakhpur has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Gorakhpur is 144516. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gorakhpur covers 49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gorakhpur falls under Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Gorakhpur is Nawanshahr Daoba Junction, about 5.1 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gorakhpur.

Gorakhpur is about 9.2 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gorakhpur is in Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Nawanshahr is about 4.7 km away. Nawanshahr Daoba Junction is about 5.1 km away. Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar is about 9.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gohlron (under 2 km), Karimpur (under 2 km) and Jethu Mazara (under 2 km).

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

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