About Gorakhdih Village

Gorakhdih is a mid sized village in Phulidumar tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 550, made up of 288 males and 262 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gorakhdih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gorakhdih village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Phulidumar
Pincode	813207
Area (hectares)	33 hectares
Population	550
Male Population	288
Female Population	262
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	910
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gorakhdih compares

By the 2011 count Gorakhdih is the 53rd largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,118 residents. Its 33 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 898.

Getting to Gorakhdih

Gorakhdih is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Gorakhdih as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Gorakhdih from other places

Gorakhdih lies about 32 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Hatpuraini Railway station, about 6.9 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 Gorakhdih
Nearest railway station	Hatpuraini Railway station	6.9 km
Nearest town	Purāini	7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Phulidumar	31 km
District headquarters	Banka	32 km

Villages closest to Gorakhdih

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

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Common questions about Gorakhdih

As per the Census of India 2011, Gorakhdih village had a population of 550. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,118 residents.

Gorakhdih village has 288 males and 262 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gorakhdih has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 898.

The pincode recorded for Gorakhdih is 813207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gorakhdih covers 33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gorakhdih falls under Phulidumar tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gorakhdih is Hatpuraini Railway station, about 6.9 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gorakhdih.

Gorakhdih is about 32 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gorakhdih is in Phulidumar tehsil of Banka district. Hatpuraini Railway station is about 6.9 km away. Purāini is about 7.5 km away. Phulidumar is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.