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About Gorsaira Village

Gorsaira is a mid sized village in Khajni tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,560, made up of 773 males and 787 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 155.08 hectares hectares.

Gorsaira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gorsaira village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Khajni
Area (hectares) 155.08 hectares
Population 1,560
Male Population 773
Female Population 787
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,018
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 Gorsaira compares

By the 2011 count Gorsaira is the 79th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 846 residents. Its 155.08 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Gorsaira

Gorsaira is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gorsaira 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 Gorsaira from other places

Gorsaira lies about 25 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Chauri Chaura, about 11 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 Gorsaira
Nearest railway station Chauri Chaura 11 km
Nearest town Rūdarpur 18 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Khajni 26 km

Villages closest to Gorsaira

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gorsaira village had a population of 1,560. That makes it the 79th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 846 residents.

Gorsaira village has 773 males and 787 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gorsaira has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 993.

Gorsaira covers 155.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gorsaira falls under Khajni tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gorsaira is Chauri Chaura, about 11 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 Gorsaira.

Gorsaira is about 25 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gorsaira is in Khajni tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Chauri Chaura is about 11 km away. Rūdarpur is about 18 km away. Gorakhpur is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nahar Dewa (2.6 km), Samariya (5.6 km) and Darvaram Chandar (5.9 km).

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

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