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About Gorchha Village

Gorchha is a large village in Ghatol tehsil, in the district of Banswara, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,418, made up of 1,222 males and 1,196 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 780 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 327026, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gorchha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gorchha village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Banswara
Tehsil Ghatol
Pincode 327026
Area (hectares) 780 hectares
Population 2,418
Male Population 1,222
Female Population 1,196
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gorchha compares

By the 2011 count Gorchha is the 26th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,211 residents. Its 780 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Gorchha

Gorchha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gorchha as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Gorchha from other places

Gorchha lies about 16 km from Banswara, and the nearest railway station is Barayla Chaurasi, about 62 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 Gorchha
Tehsil headquarters Ghatol 13 km
District headquarters Banswara 16 km
Nearest town Bānswāra 16 km
Nearest railway station Barayla Chaurasi 62 km

Villages closest to Gorchha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gorchha village had a population of 2,418. That makes it the 26th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,211 residents.

Gorchha village has 1,222 males and 1,196 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gorchha has about 979 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 1000.

The pincode recorded for Gorchha is 327026. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gorchha covers 780 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gorchha falls under Ghatol tehsil of Banswara district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Gorchha is Barayla Chaurasi, about 62 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gorchha.

Gorchha is about 16 km from Banswara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gorchha is in Ghatol tehsil of Banswara district. Ghatol is about 13 km away. Banswara is about 16 km away. Bānswāra is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barbadiya (under 2 km), Bhoongra (1.9 km) and Kherwari (2.2 km).

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

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