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About Goriya Village

Goriya is a small village in Malpur tehsil, in the district of Sabar Kantha, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 373, made up of 194 males and 179 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 165.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 383345, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Goriya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Goriya village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Sabar Kantha
Tehsil Malpur
Pincode 383345
Area (hectares) 165.18 hectares
Population 373
Male Population 194
Female Population 179
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Goriya compares

By the 2011 count Goriya is the 76th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 933 residents. Its 165.18 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Goriya

Goriya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Goriya as Available within village. 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Goriya from other places

Goriya lies about 87 km from Sabar Kantha, and the nearest railway station is Modasa, about 28 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 Goriya
Tehsil headquarters Malpur 9.6 km
Nearest town Lūnāvāda 26 km
Nearest railway station Modasa 28 km
District headquarters Sabar Kantha 87 km

Villages closest to Goriya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Goriya village had a population of 373. That makes it the 76th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 933 residents.

Goriya village has 194 males and 179 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Goriya has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Goriya is 383345. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Goriya covers 165.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Goriya falls under Malpur tehsil of Sabar Kantha district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Goriya is Modasa, about 28 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Goriya.

Goriya is about 87 km from Sabar Kantha in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Goriya is in Malpur tehsil of Sabar Kantha district. Malpur is about 9.6 km away. Lūnāvāda is about 26 km away. Modasa is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Masadara (under 2 km), Andhari Vadi (under 2 km) and Jitpur (2.3 km).

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

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