About Gorkhar Village

Gorkhar is a mid sized village in Bhanpur tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 907, made up of 468 males and 439 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 272190, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gorkhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gorkhar village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Basti
Tehsil	Bhanpur
Pincode	272190
Area (hectares)	66.1 hectares
Population	907
Male Population	468
Female Population	439
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	938
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gorkhar compares

By the 2011 count Gorkhar is the 122nd largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 850 residents. Its 66.1 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Gorkhar

Gorkhar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gorkhar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Gorkhar from other places

Gorkhar lies about 145 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Faridaha Halt, about 4.0 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 Gorkhar
Nearest railway station	Faridaha Halt	4.0 km
Nearest town	Saidpur	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bhanpur	19 km
District headquarters	Basti	145 km

Villages closest to Gorkhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gorkhar village had a population of 907. That makes it the 122nd largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 850 residents.

Gorkhar village has 468 males and 439 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gorkhar has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Gorkhar is 272190. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gorkhar covers 66.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gorkhar falls under Bhanpur tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gorkhar is Faridaha Halt, about 4.0 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gorkhar.

Gorkhar is about 145 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gorkhar is in Bhanpur tehsil of Basti district. Faridaha Halt is about 4.0 km away. Saidpur is about 13 km away. Bhanpur is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.