About Gorai Village

Gorai is one of the larger villages in Iglas tehsil, in the district of Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,266, made up of 4,446 males and 3,820 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 859 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1020.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 202145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gorai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gorai village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Aligarh
Tehsil	Iglas
Pincode	202145
Area (hectares)	1020.62 hectares
Population	8,266
Male Population	4,446
Female Population	3,820
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	859
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gorai compares

By the 2011 count Gorai is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,990 residents. Its 1020.62 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 872.

Getting to Gorai

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

Gorai lies about 31 km from Aligarh, and the nearest railway station is Sonai, about 15 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 Gorai
Tehsil headquarters	Iglas	11 km
Nearest railway station	Sonai	15 km
Nearest town	Rāya	16 km
District headquarters	Aligarh	31 km

Villages closest to Gorai

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

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Common questions about Gorai

As per the Census of India 2011, Gorai village had a population of 8,266. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,990 residents.

Gorai village has 4,446 males and 3,820 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gorai has about 859 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 872.

The pincode recorded for Gorai is 202145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gorai covers 1020.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gorai falls under Iglas tehsil of Aligarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gorai is Sonai, about 15 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 village for Gorai.

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

Gorai is in Iglas tehsil of Aligarh district. Iglas is about 11 km away. Sonai is about 15 km away. Rāya is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.