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About Gobaria Village

Gobaria is a mid sized village in Barachatti tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,615, made up of 824 males and 791 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70 hectares hectares.

Gobaria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gobaria village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Barachatti
Area (hectares) 70 hectares
Population 1,615
Male Population 824
Female Population 791
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gobaria compares

By the 2011 count Gobaria is the 26th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,008 residents. Its 70 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Gobaria

Gobaria is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gobaria as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Gobaria from other places

Gobaria lies about 30 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Paraiya, about 26 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 Gobaria
Nearest town Sherghāti 4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Barachatti 20 km
Nearest railway station Paraiya 26 km
District headquarters Gaya 30 km

Villages closest to Gobaria

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gobaria village had a population of 1,615. That makes it the 26th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,008 residents.

Gobaria village has 824 males and 791 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gobaria has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

Gobaria covers 70 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gobaria falls under Barachatti tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gobaria is Paraiya, about 26 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 5 - 10 km distance for Gobaria.

Gobaria 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.

Gobaria is in Barachatti tehsil of Gaya district. Sherghāti is about 4.5 km away. Barachatti is about 20 km away. Paraiya is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kohbari (under 2 km), Khaira (9.0 km) and Khajurain (9.6 km).

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

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