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About Gori Village

Gori is a mid sized village in Pindra tehsil, in the district of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 711, made up of 376 males and 335 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74.9 hectares hectares.

Gori Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gori village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Varanasi
Tehsil Pindra
Area (hectares) 74.9 hectares
Population 711
Male Population 376
Female Population 335
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
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 Gori compares

By the 2011 count Gori is the 253rd largest of the 401 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,466 residents. Its 74.9 hectares work out to about 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Gori

Gori is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gori 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 Gori from other places

Gori lies about 49 km from Varanasi, and the nearest railway station is Ahimanpur, about 2.4 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 Gori
Nearest railway station Ahimanpur 2.4 km
Nearest town Mirzāpur 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Pindra 19 km
District headquarters Varanasi 49 km

Villages closest to Gori

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gori village had a population of 711. That makes it the 253rd largest of the 401 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,466 residents.

Gori village has 376 males and 335 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gori has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 975.

Gori covers 74.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gori falls under Pindra tehsil of Varanasi district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gori is Ahimanpur, about 2.4 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gori.

Gori is about 49 km from Varanasi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gori is in Pindra tehsil of Varanasi district. Ahimanpur is about 2.4 km away. Mirzāpur is about 11 km away. Pindra is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Darapur (under 2 km), Mahimapur (2.2 km) and Karemua (2.4 km).

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

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