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About Gorahi Village

Gorahi is a large village in Robertsganj tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,448, made up of 1,235 males and 1,213 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 489.96 hectares hectares.

Gorahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gorahi village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Robertsganj
Area (hectares) 489.96 hectares
Population 2,448
Male Population 1,235
Female Population 1,213
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 982
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gorahi compares

By the 2011 count Gorahi is the 55th largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents. Its 489.96 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Gorahi

Gorahi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gorahi 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 10+ 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 2.0 km from Sonbhadra. 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
Tehsil headquarters Robertsganj 2.0 km
District headquarters Sonbhadra 2.0 km

Villages closest to Gorahi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Robertsganj 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 2,448. That makes it the 55th largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents.

Gorahi village has 1,235 males and 1,213 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gorahi has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 942.

Gorahi covers 489.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gorahi falls under Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Gorahi notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 Gorahi.

Gorahi is about 2.0 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gorahi is in Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Robertsganj is about 2.0 km away. Sonbhadra is about 2.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gorari (under 2 km), Gosari (under 2 km) and Amarati (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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