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About Gogra Village

Gogra is a large village in Azamnagar tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,021, made up of 1,082 males and 939 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 868 females per 1000 males. The village covers 243.3 hectares hectares.

Gogra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gogra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Azamnagar
Area (hectares) 243.3 hectares
Population 2,021
Male Population 1,082
Female Population 939
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 868
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gogra compares

By the 2011 count Gogra is the 49th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents. Its 243.3 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Gogra

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

How far is Gogra from other places

Gogra lies about 21 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Jhaua, about under 2 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 Gogra
Nearest railway station Jhaua under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Azamnagar 9.2 km
District headquarters Katihar 21 km

Villages closest to Gogra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gogra village had a population of 2,021. That makes it the 49th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents.

Gogra village has 1,082 males and 939 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gogra has about 868 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

Gogra covers 243.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gogra falls under Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gogra is Jhaua, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Gogra is about 21 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gogra is in Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district. Jhaua is about under 2 km away. Azamnagar is about 9.2 km away. Katihar is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rupaili (under 2 km), Jhaua (1.7 km) and Bishunpur (2.3 km).

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

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