About Gorkha Village

Gorkha is a small village in Bara tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 433, made up of 216 males and 217 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 104.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 212108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gorkha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gorkha village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Allahabad
Tehsil	Bara
Pincode	212108
Area (hectares)	104.12 hectares
Population	433
Male Population	216
Female Population	217
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,005
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gorkha compares

By the 2011 count Gorkha is the 210th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents. Its 104.12 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Gorkha

Gorkha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gorkha as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gorkha from other places

Gorkha lies about 35 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Bevara, about under 2 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 Gorkha
Nearest railway station	Bevara	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bara	10 km
District headquarters	Allahabad	35 km
Nearest town	Prayagraj	35 km

Villages closest to Gorkha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gorkha village had a population of 433. That makes it the 210th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents.

Gorkha village has 216 males and 217 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gorkha has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Gorkha is 212108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gorkha covers 104.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gorkha falls under Bara tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gorkha is Bevara, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available for Gorkha.

Gorkha is about 35 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gorkha is in Bara tehsil of Allahabad district. Bevara is about under 2 km away. Bara is about 10 km away. Allahabad is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.