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About Gorakapa Village

Gorakapa is a mid sized village in Rupaichhari tehsil, in the district of South Tripura, Tripura. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,693, made up of 862 males and 831 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 610 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 799104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gorakapa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gorakapa village
Description Value
State Tripura
District South Tripura
Tehsil Rupaichhari
Pincode 799104
Area (hectares) 610 hectares
Population 1,693
Male Population 862
Female Population 831
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gorakapa compares

By the 2011 count Gorakapa is the 11th largest of the 29 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,653 residents. Its 610 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Gorakapa

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

Gorakapa lies about 20 km from South Tripura, and the nearest railway station is Sabroom, about 18 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 Gorakapa
Tehsil headquarters Rupaichhari 12 km
Nearest railway station Sabroom 18 km
District headquarters South Tripura 20 km
Nearest town Udaipur 54 km

Villages closest to Gorakapa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gorakapa village had a population of 1,693. That makes it the 11th largest of the 29 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,653 residents.

Gorakapa village has 862 males and 831 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gorakapa has about 964 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 965.

The pincode recorded for Gorakapa is 799104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gorakapa covers 610 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gorakapa falls under Rupaichhari tehsil of South Tripura district in Tripura.

The nearest railway station to Gorakapa is Sabroom, about 18 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 village for Gorakapa.

Gorakapa is about 20 km from South Tripura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gorakapa is in Rupaichhari tehsil of South Tripura district. Rupaichhari is about 12 km away. Sabroom is about 18 km away. South Tripura is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Silachari (9.4 km), Rupaichhari (12 km) and Dakshin Manu Bankul (17 km).

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

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