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About Gor Purwa Village

Gor Purwa is a large village in Bhinga tehsil, in the district of Shrawasti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,268, made up of 1,225 males and 1,043 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 851 females per 1000 males. The village covers 223.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 271831, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gor Purwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gor Purwa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Shrawasti
Tehsil Bhinga
Pincode 271831
Area (hectares) 223.03 hectares
Population 2,268
Male Population 1,225
Female Population 1,043
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 851
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 Gor Purwa compares

By the 2011 count Gor Purwa is the 110th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,333 residents. Its 223.03 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 873.

Getting to Gor Purwa

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

Gor Purwa lies about 20 km from Shrawasti, and the nearest railway station is Bhawanipur Kalan, about 17 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 Gor Purwa
Nearest railway station Bhawanipur Kalan 17 km
District headquarters Shrawasti 20 km
Nearest town Balrāmpur 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhinga 26 km

Villages closest to Gor Purwa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhinga 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 Gor Purwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Gor Purwa village had a population of 2,268. That makes it the 110th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,333 residents.

Gor Purwa village has 1,225 males and 1,043 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gor Purwa has about 851 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 873.

The pincode recorded for Gor Purwa is 271831. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gor Purwa covers 223.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gor Purwa falls under Bhinga tehsil of Shrawasti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gor Purwa is Bhawanipur Kalan, about 17 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 Gor Purwa.

Gor Purwa is about 20 km from Shrawasti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gor Purwa is in Bhinga tehsil of Shrawasti district. Bhawanipur Kalan is about 17 km away. Shrawasti is about 20 km away. Balrāmpur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rajapur Birpur (7.0 km), Lal Bojha (7.2 km) and Bhanghi (7.7 km).

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

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