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About Gora Village

Gora is a small village in Garautha tehsil, in the district of Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 435, made up of 237 males and 198 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 835 females per 1000 males. The village covers 341.89 hectares hectares.

Gora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gora village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jhansi
Tehsil Garautha
Area (hectares) 341.89 hectares
Population 435
Male Population 237
Female Population 198
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 835
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gora compares

By the 2011 count Gora is the 115th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,357 residents. Its 341.89 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 864.

Getting to Gora

Gora is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gora 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gora from other places

Gora lies about 57 km from Jhansi, and the nearest railway station is Erach Road, about 10 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 Gora
Nearest railway station Erach Road 10 km
Nearest town Gursarāi 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Garautha 29 km
District headquarters Jhansi 57 km

Villages closest to Gora

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gora village had a population of 435. That makes it the 115th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,357 residents.

Gora village has 237 males and 198 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gora has about 835 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 864.

Gora covers 341.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gora falls under Garautha tehsil of Jhansi district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gora is Erach Road, about 10 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gora.

Gora is about 57 km from Jhansi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gora is in Garautha tehsil of Jhansi district. Erach Road is about 10 km away. Gursarāi is about 17 km away. Garautha is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jujhar Pura (under 2 km), Katharri (under 2 km) and Labhera (2.2 km).

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

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