About Goraipur Village

Goraipur is a small village in Dighwara tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 387, made up of 201 males and 186 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 238 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Goraipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Goraipur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Saran
Tehsil	Dighwara
Pincode	841207
Area (hectares)	238 hectares
Population	387
Male Population	201
Female Population	186
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	925
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 Goraipur compares

By the 2011 count Goraipur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,901 residents. Its 238 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

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 10+ 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 48 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Awatar Nagar, about 2.7 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 Goraipur
Nearest railway station	Awatar Nagar	2.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dighwara	6.7 km
Nearest town	Dighwāra	6.7 km
District headquarters	Saran	48 km

Villages closest to Goraipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Goraipur village had a population of 387. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,901 residents.

Goraipur village has 201 males and 186 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Goraipur has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Goraipur is 841207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Goraipur covers 238 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Goraipur falls under Dighwara tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Goraipur is Awatar Nagar, about 2.7 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 Goraipur.

Goraipur is about 48 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Goraipur is in Dighwara tehsil of Saran district. Awatar Nagar is about 2.7 km away. Dighwara is about 6.7 km away. Dighwāra is about 6.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.