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About Gorlan Village

Gorlan is a small village in Begun tehsil, in the district of Chittaurgarh, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 401, made up of 203 males and 198 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 398.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 312023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gorlan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gorlan village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Chittaurgarh
Tehsil Begun
Pincode 312023
Area (hectares) 398.51 hectares
Population 401
Male Population 203
Female Population 198
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gorlan compares

By the 2011 count Gorlan is the 100th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 524 residents. Its 398.51 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Gorlan

Gorlan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gorlan as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Gorlan from other places

Gorlan lies about 52 km from Chittaurgarh, and the nearest railway station is Mandalgarh, about 8.8 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 Gorlan
Nearest railway station Mandalgarh 8.8 km
Nearest town Māndalgarh 8.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Begun 17 km
District headquarters Chittaurgarh 52 km

Villages closest to Gorlan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gorlan village had a population of 401. That makes it the 100th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 524 residents.

Gorlan village has 203 males and 198 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gorlan has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Gorlan is 312023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gorlan covers 398.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gorlan falls under Begun tehsil of Chittaurgarh district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Gorlan is Mandalgarh, about 8.8 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gorlan.

Gorlan is about 52 km from Chittaurgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gorlan is in Begun tehsil of Chittaurgarh district. Mandalgarh is about 8.8 km away. Māndalgarh is about 8.8 km away. Begun is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Andariyon Ki Jhonpariyan (under 2 km), Suratpura (under 2 km) and Samariya Khurd (1.9 km).

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

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