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About Goraj Village

Goraj is one of the larger villages in Vaghodia tehsil, in the district of Vadodara, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,093, made up of 2,526 males and 2,567 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1429.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 391761, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Goraj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Goraj village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Vadodara
Tehsil Vaghodia
Pincode 391761
Area (hectares) 1429.17 hectares
Population 5,093
Male Population 2,526
Female Population 2,567
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,016
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Goraj compares

By the 2011 count Goraj is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,353 residents. Its 1429.17 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Goraj

Goraj is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Goraj as Available within village. 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 Goraj from other places

Goraj lies about 28 km from Vadodara, and the nearest railway station is Ajwa, about 10 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 Goraj
Tehsil headquarters Vaghodia 9.1 km
Nearest railway station Ajwa 10 km
Nearest town Dabhoi 18 km
District headquarters Vadodara 28 km

Villages closest to Goraj

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Goraj village had a population of 5,093. 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 1,353 residents.

Goraj village has 2,526 males and 2,567 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Goraj has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Goraj is 391761. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Goraj covers 1429.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Goraj falls under Vaghodia tehsil of Vadodara district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Goraj is Ajwa, about 10 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Goraj.

Goraj is about 28 km from Vadodara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Goraj is in Vaghodia tehsil of Vadodara district. Vaghodia is about 9.1 km away. Ajwa is about 10 km away. Dabhoi is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saidal (6.4 km), Koba (7.1 km) and Tavra (8.5 km).

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

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