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About Gorakhpura Village

Gorakhpura is a mid sized village in Rajgarh tehsil, in the district of Alwar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 558, made up of 295 males and 263 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 102 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 301414, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gorakhpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gorakhpura village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Alwar
Tehsil Rajgarh
Pincode 301414
Area (hectares) 102 hectares
Population 558
Male Population 295
Female Population 263
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 892
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gorakhpura compares

By the 2011 count Gorakhpura is the 173rd largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,349 residents. Its 102 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 883.

Getting to Gorakhpura

Gorakhpura is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Gorakhpura 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gorakhpura from other places

Gorakhpura lies about 30 km from Alwar, and the nearest railway station is Dhigawara, about 3.1 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 Gorakhpura
Nearest railway station Dhigawara 3.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajgarh 6.7 km
Nearest town Rājgarh 6.7 km
District headquarters Alwar 30 km

Villages closest to Gorakhpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gorakhpura village had a population of 558. That makes it the 173rd largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,349 residents.

Gorakhpura village has 295 males and 263 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gorakhpura has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 883.

The pincode recorded for Gorakhpura is 301414. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gorakhpura covers 102 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gorakhpura falls under Rajgarh tehsil of Alwar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Gorakhpura is Dhigawara, about 3.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gorakhpura.

Gorakhpura is about 30 km from Alwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gorakhpura is in Rajgarh tehsil of Alwar district. Dhigawara is about 3.1 km away. Rajgarh is about 6.7 km away. Rājgarh is about 6.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barh Digawara (under 2 km), Digawara (under 2 km) and Palwa (under 2 km).

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

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