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About Gorela Village

Gorela is a small village in Kishanganj tehsil, in the district of Baran, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 298, made up of 167 males and 131 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 784 females per 1000 males. The village covers 373 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 325216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gorela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gorela village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Baran
Tehsil Kishanganj
Pincode 325216
Area (hectares) 373 hectares
Population 298
Male Population 167
Female Population 131
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 784
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gorela compares

By the 2011 count Gorela is the 138th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 895 residents. Its 373 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Gorela

Gorela is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gorela as Available within 5 - 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 Gorela from other places

Gorela lies about 31 km from Baran, and the nearest railway station is Sundlak, about 31 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 Gorela
Nearest town Māngrol 9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Kishanganj 28 km
Nearest railway station Sundlak 31 km
District headquarters Baran 31 km

Villages closest to Gorela

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gorela village had a population of 298. That makes it the 138th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 895 residents.

Gorela village has 167 males and 131 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gorela has about 784 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Gorela is 325216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gorela covers 373 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gorela falls under Kishanganj tehsil of Baran district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Gorela is Sundlak, about 31 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 <5 km distance for Gorela.

Gorela is about 31 km from Baran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gorela is in Kishanganj tehsil of Baran district. Māngrol is about 9.3 km away. Kishanganj is about 28 km away. Sundlak is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhani (1.9 km), Tagariya Dhani (1.9 km) and Shri Pura (2.5 km).

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

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