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About Goagaon Village

Goagaon is a mid sized village in Baisi tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 954, made up of 503 males and 451 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854315, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Goagaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Goagaon village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Baisi
Pincode 854315
Area (hectares) 67 hectares
Population 954
Male Population 503
Female Population 451
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
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 Goagaon compares

By the 2011 count Goagaon is the 72nd largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,023 residents. Its 67 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Goagaon

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

Goagaon lies about 29 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Telta, about 8.7 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 Goagaon
Nearest railway station Telta 8.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Baisi 11 km
Nearest town Kasba 25 km
District headquarters Purnia 29 km

Villages closest to Goagaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Goagaon village had a population of 954. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,023 residents.

Goagaon village has 503 males and 451 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Goagaon has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Goagaon is 854315. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Goagaon covers 67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Goagaon falls under Baisi tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Goagaon is Telta, about 8.7 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 Goagaon.

Goagaon is about 29 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Goagaon is in Baisi tehsil of Purnia district. Telta is about 8.7 km away. Baisi is about 11 km away. Kasba is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kathaul (under 2 km), Kathaul Milik (under 2 km) and Bag Dob (1.7 km).

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

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