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About Goraipur Village

Goraipur is a large village in Nagar Nausa tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,245, made up of 1,692 males and 1,553 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 321 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 803202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Goraipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Goraipur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Nagar Nausa
Pincode 803202
Area (hectares) 321 hectares
Population 3,245
Male Population 1,692
Female Population 1,553
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Goraipur compares

By the 2011 count Goraipur is the 9th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,147 residents. Its 321 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 913.

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 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 21 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Khusropur, about 8.3 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
Tehsil headquarters Nagar Nausa 4.1 km
Nearest railway station Khusropur 8.3 km
Nearest town Fatwa 13 km
District headquarters Nalanda 21 km

Villages closest to Goraipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Goraipur village had a population of 3,245. That makes it the 9th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,147 residents.

Goraipur village has 1,692 males and 1,553 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Goraipur has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 913.

The pincode recorded for Goraipur is 803202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Goraipur covers 321 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Goraipur falls under Nagar Nausa tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Goraipur is Khusropur, about 8.3 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Goraipur.

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

Goraipur is in Nagar Nausa tehsil of Nalanda district. Nagar Nausa is about 4.1 km away. Khusropur is about 8.3 km away. Fatwa is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Salempur (under 2 km), Hayatpur (under 2 km) and Bardiha (under 2 km).

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

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