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About Gorahi Village

Gorahi is a mid sized village in Mirzapur tehsil, in the district of Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,666, made up of 839 males and 827 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 231314, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gorahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gorahi village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mirzapur
Tehsil Mirzapur
Pincode 231314
Area (hectares) 54.02 hectares
Population 1,666
Male Population 839
Female Population 827
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gorahi compares

By the 2011 count Gorahi is the 174th largest of the 577 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,468 residents. Its 54.02 hectares work out to about 31 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Gorahi

Gorahi is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Gorahi 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gorahi from other places

Gorahi lies about 24 km from Mirzapur, and the nearest railway station is Baherwa Halt, about 2.9 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 Gorahi
Nearest railway station Baherwa Halt 2.9 km
Nearest town Chunār 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Mirzapur 24 km

Villages closest to Gorahi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gorahi village had a population of 1,666. That makes it the 174th largest of the 577 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,468 residents.

Gorahi village has 839 males and 827 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gorahi has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Gorahi is 231314. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gorahi covers 54.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 31 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gorahi falls under Mirzapur tehsil of Mirzapur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gorahi is Baherwa Halt, about 2.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Gorahi.

Gorahi is about 24 km from Mirzapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gorahi is in Mirzapur tehsil of Mirzapur district. Baherwa Halt is about 2.9 km away. Chunār is about 14 km away. Mirzapur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ahi (under 2 km), Kekrahi (under 2 km) and Khairahi (under 2 km).

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

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