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About Gogajor Village

Gogajor is a small village in Gopikandar tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 91, made up of 46 males and 45 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gogajor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gogajor village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Gopikandar
Pincode 814145
Area (hectares) 76.01 hectares
Population 91
Male Population 46
Female Population 45
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gogajor compares

By the 2011 count Gogajor is the 114th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 327 residents. Its 76.01 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Gogajor

Gogajor is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gogajor as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Gogajor from other places

Gogajor lies about 46 km from Dumka. 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 Gogajor
Tehsil headquarters Gopikandar 18 km
Nearest town Pakur 29 km
District headquarters Dumka 46 km

Villages closest to Gogajor

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gogajor village had a population of 91. That makes it the 114th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 327 residents.

Gogajor village has 46 males and 45 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gogajor has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Gogajor is 814145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gogajor covers 76.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gogajor falls under Gopikandar tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Gogajor notes the nearest railway station 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 10+ km distance for Gogajor.

Gogajor is about 46 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gogajor is in Gopikandar tehsil of Dumka district. Gopikandar is about 18 km away. Pakur is about 29 km away. Dumka is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bara Pahari (2.0 km), Kuskira (5.7 km) and Karipahari (6.7 km).

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

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