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About Gor Village

Gor is a small village in Saidpur tehsil, in the district of Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 488, made up of 216 males and 272 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,259 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52.8 hectares hectares.

Gor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gor village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ghazipur
Tehsil Saidpur
Area (hectares) 52.8 hectares
Population 488
Male Population 216
Female Population 272
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,259
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gor compares

By the 2011 count Gor is the 340th largest of the 556 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,010 residents. Its 52.8 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Gor

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

How far is Gor from other places

Gor lies about 49 km from Ghazipur, 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 Gor
Nearest railway station Faridaha Halt 4.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Saidpur 13 km
District headquarters Ghazipur 49 km

Villages closest to Gor

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gor village had a population of 488. That makes it the 340th largest of the 556 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,010 residents.

Gor village has 216 males and 272 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gor has about 1259 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

Gor covers 52.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gor falls under Saidpur tehsil of Ghazipur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gor 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gor.

Gor is about 49 km from Ghazipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gor is in Saidpur tehsil of Ghazipur district. Faridaha Halt is about 4.0 km away. Saidpur is about 13 km away. Ghazipur is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gorkha (under 2 km), Tilkhara Khurd (1.6 km) and Nuruddinpur (1.6 km).

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

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