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About Goriasi Village

Goriasi is a mid sized village in Shahkund tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,189, made up of 639 males and 550 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 861 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60 hectares hectares.

Goriasi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Goriasi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Shahkund
Area (hectares) 60 hectares
Population 1,189
Male Population 639
Female Population 550
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 861
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Goriasi compares

By the 2011 count Goriasi is the 52nd largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,726 residents. Its 60 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 886.

Getting to Goriasi

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

How far is Goriasi from other places

Goriasi lies about 23 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Bela, about 9.9 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 Goriasi
Nearest railway station Bela 9.9 km
Nearest town Purāini 14 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahkund 30 km

Villages closest to Goriasi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Goriasi village had a population of 1,189. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,726 residents.

Goriasi village has 639 males and 550 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Goriasi has about 861 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 886.

Goriasi covers 60 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Goriasi falls under Shahkund tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Goriasi is Bela, about 9.9 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 10+ km distance for Goriasi.

Goriasi is about 23 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Goriasi is in Shahkund tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Bela is about 9.9 km away. Purāini is about 14 km away. Bhagalpur is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Harnathpur (3.2 km), Kolhua Laugain (4.9 km) and Laugain (4.9 km).

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

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