About Gorkha Village

Gorkha is a large village in Charkhari tehsil, in the district of Mahoba, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,248, made up of 1,185 males and 1,063 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1459.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 210421, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gorkha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gorkha village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Mahoba
Tehsil	Charkhari
Pincode	210421
Area (hectares)	1459.74 hectares
Population	2,248
Male Population	1,185
Female Population	1,063
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	897
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gorkha compares

By the 2011 count Gorkha is the 20th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,372 residents. Its 1459.74 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 865.

Getting to Gorkha

Gorkha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gorkha 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gorkha from other places

Gorkha lies about 26 km from Mahoba, and the nearest railway station is Kulpahar, 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 Gorkha
Tehsil headquarters	Charkhari	11 km
Nearest town	Charkhāri	11 km
Nearest railway station	Kulpahar	11 km
District headquarters	Mahoba	26 km

Villages closest to Gorkha

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

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Common questions about Gorkha

As per the Census of India 2011, Gorkha village had a population of 2,248. That makes it the 20th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,372 residents.

Gorkha village has 1,185 males and 1,063 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gorkha has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 865.

The pincode recorded for Gorkha is 210421. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gorkha covers 1459.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gorkha falls under Charkhari tehsil of Mahoba district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gorkha is Kulpahar, 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Gorkha.

Gorkha is about 26 km from Mahoba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gorkha is in Charkhari tehsil of Mahoba district. Charkhari is about 11 km away. Charkhāri is about 11 km away. Kulpahar is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.