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About Gochharan Village

Gochharan is a mid sized village in Bansgaon tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 811, made up of 416 males and 395 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47.44 hectares hectares.

Gochharan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gochharan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Bansgaon
Area (hectares) 47.44 hectares
Population 811
Male Population 416
Female Population 395
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gochharan compares

By the 2011 count Gochharan is the 172nd largest of the 443 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 932 residents. Its 47.44 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Gochharan

Gochharan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gochharan as Available within 5 - 10 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 Gochharan from other places

Gochharan lies about 23 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Kusmhi, about 21 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 Gochharan
Tehsil headquarters Bansgaon 1.5 km
Nearest railway station Kusmhi 21 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 23 km

Villages closest to Gochharan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gochharan village had a population of 811. That makes it the 172nd largest of the 443 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 932 residents.

Gochharan village has 416 males and 395 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gochharan has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1003.

Gochharan covers 47.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gochharan falls under Bansgaon tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gochharan is Kusmhi, about 21 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 km distance for Gochharan.

Gochharan is about 23 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gochharan is in Bansgaon tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Bansgaon is about 1.5 km away. Kusmhi is about 21 km away. Gorakhpur is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bakulaha (under 2 km), Baraban (under 2 km) and Balua Urf Gopalpur (under 2 km).

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

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