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About Gorea Village

Gorea is a mid sized village in Mayur Hand tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 625, made up of 321 males and 304 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 105.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825408, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gorea Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gorea village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Mayur Hand
Pincode 825408
Area (hectares) 105.57 hectares
Population 625
Male Population 321
Female Population 304
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gorea compares

By the 2011 count Gorea is the 29th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 569 residents. Its 105.57 hectares work out to about 5.9 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 1015.

Getting to Gorea

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

How far is Gorea from other places

Gorea lies about 32 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Kajri, about 51 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 Gorea
Tehsil headquarters Mayur Hand 32 km
District headquarters Chatra 32 km
Nearest town Chatrā 32 km
Nearest railway station Kajri 51 km

Villages closest to Gorea

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mayur Hand 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 Gorea

As per the Census of India 2011, Gorea village had a population of 625. That makes it the 29th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 569 residents.

Gorea village has 321 males and 304 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gorea has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Gorea is 825408. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gorea covers 105.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gorea falls under Mayur Hand tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gorea is Kajri, about 51 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gorea.

Gorea is about 32 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gorea is in Mayur Hand tehsil of Chatra district. Mayur Hand is about 32 km away. Chatra is about 32 km away. Chatrā is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banha (3.9 km), Koili (5.1 km) and Mahugain (9.0 km).

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

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