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About Goriar Village

Goriar is one of the larger villages in Rupauli tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 26,408, made up of 13,728 males and 12,680 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2690 hectares hectares.

Goriar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Goriar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Rupauli
Area (hectares) 2690 hectares
Population 26,408
Male Population 13,728
Female Population 12,680
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Goriar compares

By the 2011 count Goriar is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 5,449 residents. Its 2690 hectares work out to about 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 909.

Getting to Goriar

Goriar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Goriar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Goriar from other places

Goriar lies about 37 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Bakhri, about 12 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 Goriar
Tehsil headquarters Rupauli 6.7 km
Nearest railway station Bakhri 12 km
Nearest town Naugachhia 21 km
District headquarters Purnia 37 km

Villages closest to Goriar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Goriar village had a population of 26,408. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,449 residents.

Goriar village has 13,728 males and 12,680 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Goriar has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 909.

Goriar covers 2690 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Goriar falls under Rupauli tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Goriar is Bakhri, about 12 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 km distance for Goriar.

Goriar is about 37 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Goriar is in Rupauli tehsil of Purnia district. Rupauli is about 6.7 km away. Bakhri is about 12 km away. Naugachhia 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 Teldiha (2.2 km), Chapahari (2.8 km) and Basantpur (3.3 km).

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

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