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About Gorha Village

Gorha is a large village in Kasganj tehsil, in the district of Kanshiram Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,523, made up of 1,840 males and 1,683 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 400.16 hectares hectares.

Gorha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gorha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kanshiram Nagar
Tehsil Kasganj
Area (hectares) 400.16 hectares
Population 3,523
Male Population 1,840
Female Population 1,683
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gorha compares

By the 2011 count Gorha is the 28th largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,869 residents. Its 400.16 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 876.

Getting to Gorha

Gorha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gorha as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Gorha from other places

Gorha lies about 15 km from Kanshiram Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Gangagarh Halt, about 5.0 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 Gorha
Nearest railway station Gangagarh Halt 5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Kasganj 5.7 km
Nearest town Kāsganj 5.7 km
District headquarters Kanshiram Nagar 15 km

Villages closest to Gorha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gorha village had a population of 3,523. That makes it the 28th largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,869 residents.

Gorha village has 1,840 males and 1,683 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gorha has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 876.

Gorha covers 400.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gorha falls under Kasganj tehsil of Kanshiram Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gorha is Gangagarh Halt, about 5.0 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Gorha.

Gorha is about 15 km from Kanshiram Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gorha is in Kasganj tehsil of Kanshiram Nagar district. Gangagarh Halt is about 5.0 km away. Kasganj is about 5.7 km away. Kāsganj is about 5.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mamon (under 2 km), Gurhena (1.8 km) and Kyampur Bahedia (2.3 km).

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

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