About Gorai Village

Gorai is a large village in Shambhuganj tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,151, made up of 1,116 males and 1,035 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134 hectares hectares.

Gorai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gorai village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Shambhuganj
Area (hectares)	134 hectares
Population	2,151
Male Population	1,116
Female Population	1,035
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	927
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Gorai compares

By the 2011 count Gorai is the 22nd largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,328 residents. Its 134 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 879.

Getting to Gorai

Gorai 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 Gorai as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gorai from other places

Gorai 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 Gorai
Nearest railway station	Hatpuraini Railway station	6.9 km
Nearest town	Purāini	7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shambhuganj	32 km
District headquarters	Banka	32 km

Villages closest to Gorai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gorai village had a population of 2,151. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,328 residents.

Gorai village has 1,116 males and 1,035 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gorai has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 879.

Gorai covers 134 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gorai falls under Shambhuganj tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gorai is Hatpuraini Railway station, about 6.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gorai.

Gorai 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.

Gorai is in Shambhuganj tehsil of Banka district. Hatpuraini Railway station is about 6.9 km away. Purāini is about 7.5 km away. Shambhuganj is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.