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About Goharua Village

Goharua is a mid sized village in Guthani tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,512, made up of 781 males and 731 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 112 hectares hectares.

Goharua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Goharua village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Guthani
Area (hectares) 112 hectares
Population 1,512
Male Population 781
Female Population 731
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Goharua compares

By the 2011 count Goharua is the 23rd largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,338 residents. Its 112 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Goharua

Goharua is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Goharua as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Goharua from other places

Goharua lies about 33 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Bankata, 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 Goharua
Nearest town Lar 6.8 km
Nearest railway station Bankata 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Guthani 33 km
District headquarters Siwan 33 km

Villages closest to Goharua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Goharua village had a population of 1,512. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,338 residents.

Goharua village has 781 males and 731 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Goharua has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1025.

Goharua covers 112 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Goharua falls under Guthani tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Goharua is Bankata, about 12 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Goharua.

Goharua is about 33 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Goharua is in Guthani tehsil of Siwan district. Lar is about 6.8 km away. Bankata is about 12 km away. Guthani is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bihari Buzurg (under 2 km), Bihari Khurd (under 2 km) and Sirkarpur (under 2 km).

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

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