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About Goreswar No 5 Village

Goreswar No 5 is a mid sized village in Goreswar tehsil, in the district of Baksa, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,643, made up of 851 males and 792 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 270.88 hectares hectares.

Goreswar No 5 Overview

Census 2011 figures for Goreswar No 5 village
Description Value
State Assam
District Baksa
Tehsil Goreswar
Area (hectares) 270.88 hectares
Population 1,643
Male Population 851
Female Population 792
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Goreswar No 5 compares

By the 2011 count Goreswar No 5 is the 42nd largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,554 residents. Its 270.88 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Goreswar No 5

Goreswar No 5 is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Goreswar No 5 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Goreswar No 5 from other places

Goreswar No 5 lies about 37 km from Baksa. 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 Goreswar No 5
Tehsil headquarters Goreswar under 2 km
Nearest town Rangia 14 km
District headquarters Baksa 37 km

Villages closest to Goreswar No 5

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Goreswar 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 Goreswar No 5

As per the Census of India 2011, Goreswar No 5 village had a population of 1,643. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,554 residents.

Goreswar No 5 village has 851 males and 792 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Goreswar No 5 has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 975.

Goreswar No 5 covers 270.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Goreswar No 5 falls under Goreswar tehsil of Baksa district in Assam.

The census record for Goreswar No 5 notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Goreswar No 5.

Goreswar No 5 is about 37 km from Baksa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Goreswar No 5 is in Goreswar tehsil of Baksa district. Goreswar is about under 2 km away. Rangia is about 14 km away. Baksa is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Goreswar No 1 (under 2 km), Goreswar No 3 (under 2 km) and Goreswar No 4 (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Goreswar No 5 today is likely to be higher.

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