About Goraipur Village

Goraipur is a large village in Bhabua tehsil, in the district of Kaimur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,073, made up of 1,599 males and 1,474 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 148 hectares hectares.

Goraipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Goraipur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Kaimur
Tehsil	Bhabua
Area (hectares)	148 hectares
Population	3,073
Male Population	1,599
Female Population	1,474
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	922
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Goraipur compares

By the 2011 count Goraipur is the 12th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,196 residents. Its 148 hectares work out to about 21 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 917.

Getting to Goraipur

Goraipur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Goraipur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Goraipur from other places

Goraipur lies about 94 km from Kaimur, and the nearest railway station is Durgauti, about 4.3 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 Goraipur
Nearest railway station	Durgauti	4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bhabua	16 km
Nearest town	Bhabhua	16 km
District headquarters	Kaimur	94 km

Villages closest to Goraipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Goraipur village had a population of 3,073. That makes it the 12th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,196 residents.

Goraipur village has 1,599 males and 1,474 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Goraipur has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 917.

Goraipur covers 148 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Goraipur falls under Bhabua tehsil of Kaimur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Goraipur is Durgauti, about 4.3 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Goraipur.

Goraipur is about 94 km from Kaimur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Goraipur is in Bhabua tehsil of Kaimur district. Durgauti is about 4.3 km away. Bhabua is about 16 km away. Bhabhua is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.