About Goitha Village

Goitha is a large village in Banke Bazar tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,803, made up of 2,478 males and 2,325 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 350 hectares hectares.

Goitha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Goitha village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Banke Bazar
Area (hectares)	350 hectares
Population	4,803
Male Population	2,478
Female Population	2,325
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	938
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Goitha compares

By the 2011 count Goitha is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,361 residents. Its 350 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Goitha

Goitha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Goitha as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Goitha from other places

Goitha lies about 30 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Khudaganj Bazar, about 13 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 Goitha
Nearest railway station	Khudaganj Bazar	13 km
Nearest town	Makhdumpur	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Banke Bazar	30 km
District headquarters	Gaya	30 km

Villages closest to Goitha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Banke Bazar 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 Goitha

As per the Census of India 2011, Goitha village had a population of 4,803. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,361 residents.

Goitha village has 2,478 males and 2,325 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Goitha has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

Goitha covers 350 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Goitha falls under Banke Bazar tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Goitha is Khudaganj Bazar, about 13 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Goitha.

Goitha is about 30 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Goitha is in Banke Bazar tehsil of Gaya district. Khudaganj Bazar is about 13 km away. Makhdumpur is about 13 km away. Banke Bazar is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.