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About Gorakhpur Village

Gorakhpur is a small village in Ramnagar tehsil, in the district of Nainital, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 233, made up of 121 males and 112 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 244715, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gorakhpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gorakhpur village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Nainital
Tehsil Ramnagar
Pincode 244715
Area (hectares) 57 hectares
Population 233
Male Population 121
Female Population 112
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gorakhpur compares

By the 2011 count Gorakhpur is the 97th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 678 residents. Its 57 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Gorakhpur

Gorakhpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gorakhpur as Available within <5 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gorakhpur from other places

Gorakhpur lies about 34 km from Nainital, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 3.2 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 Gorakhpur
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 3.2 km
Nearest town Rāmnagar 3.9 km
District headquarters Nainital 34 km

Villages closest to Gorakhpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gorakhpur village had a population of 233. That makes it the 97th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 678 residents.

Gorakhpur village has 121 males and 112 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gorakhpur has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Gorakhpur is 244715. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gorakhpur covers 57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gorakhpur falls under Ramnagar tehsil of Nainital district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Gorakhpur is Ramnagar, about 3.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gorakhpur.

Gorakhpur is about 34 km from Nainital in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gorakhpur is in Ramnagar tehsil of Nainital district. Ramnagar is about 3.2 km away. Rāmnagar is about 3.9 km away. Nainital is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karanpur (under 2 km), Dharampur Dhankhola (under 2 km) and Bhawanipur (under 2 km).

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

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