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About Gorapur Village

Gorapur is a mid sized village in Phulpur tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,323, made up of 701 males and 622 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 212109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gorapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gorapur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Phulpur
Pincode 212109
Area (hectares) 70.24 hectares
Population 1,323
Male Population 701
Female Population 622
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 887
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gorapur compares

By the 2011 count Gorapur is the 229th largest of the 498 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,584 residents. Its 70.24 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Gorapur

Gorapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gorapur as Available within <5 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gorapur from other places

Gorapur lies about 20 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Sarai Chandi, about 5.3 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 Gorapur
Nearest railway station Sarai Chandi 5.3 km
Nearest town Mau Aimma 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Phulpur 13 km
District headquarters Allahabad 20 km

Villages closest to Gorapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gorapur village had a population of 1,323. That makes it the 229th largest of the 498 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,584 residents.

Gorapur village has 701 males and 622 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gorapur has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 931.

The pincode recorded for Gorapur is 212109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gorapur covers 70.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gorapur falls under Phulpur tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gorapur is Sarai Chandi, about 5.3 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gorapur.

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

Gorapur is in Phulpur tehsil of Allahabad district. Sarai Chandi is about 5.3 km away. Mau Aimma is about 13 km away. Phulpur is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bajahi (under 2 km), Sarai Herkishun (under 2 km) and Arazi Dehigair Abad (under 2 km).

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

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