About Goraur Village

Goraur is one of the larger villages in Rajgir tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,212, made up of 2,763 males and 2,449 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 687 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 803116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Goraur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Goraur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Rajgir
Pincode	803116
Area (hectares)	687 hectares
Population	5,212
Male Population	2,763
Female Population	2,449
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	886
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 Goraur compares

By the 2011 count Goraur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,808 residents. Its 687 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Goraur

Goraur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Goraur 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 Goraur from other places

Goraur lies about 23 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Katari, about 7.5 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 Goraur
Nearest railway station	Katari	7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Rajgir	8.9 km
Nearest town	Rājgīr	8.9 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	23 km

Villages closest to Goraur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Goraur village had a population of 5,212. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,808 residents.

Goraur village has 2,763 males and 2,449 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Goraur has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 926.

The pincode recorded for Goraur is 803116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Goraur covers 687 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Goraur falls under Rajgir tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Goraur is Katari, about 7.5 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 Goraur.

Goraur is about 23 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Goraur is in Rajgir tehsil of Nalanda district. Katari is about 7.5 km away. Rajgir is about 8.9 km away. Rājgīr is about 8.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.