About Gorakata Village

Gorakata is a small village in Simlapal tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 233, made up of 116 males and 117 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 138.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gorakata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gorakata village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Bankura
Tehsil	Simlapal
Pincode	722151
Area (hectares)	138.78 hectares
Population	233
Male Population	116
Female Population	117
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,009
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gorakata compares

By the 2011 count Gorakata is the 153rd largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 702 residents. Its 138.78 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Gorakata

Gorakata is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gorakata 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Ghagra, Ghoradhara, Ghugia and Gilirpahari. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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.

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Common questions about Gorakata

As per the Census of India 2011, Gorakata village had a population of 233. That makes it the 153rd largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 702 residents.

Gorakata village has 116 males and 117 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gorakata has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Gorakata is 722151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gorakata covers 138.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gorakata falls under Simlapal tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Gorakata notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Gorakata is in Simlapal tehsil of Bankura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.