About Goradih Village

Goradih is a small village in Saraiyahat tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 249, made up of 129 males and 120 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 29.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Goradih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Goradih village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Saraiyahat
Pincode	814151
Area (hectares)	29.24 hectares
Population	249
Male Population	129
Female Population	120
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	930
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Goradih compares

By the 2011 count Goradih is the 184th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 554 residents. Its 29.24 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Goradih

Goradih is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Goradih as Available within 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 Goradih from other places

Goradih lies about 59 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Behrajor, about 3.1 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 Goradih
Nearest railway station	Behrajor	3.1 km
Nearest town	Godda	4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Saraiyahat	29 km
District headquarters	Dumka	59 km

Villages closest to Goradih

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

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Common questions about Goradih

As per the Census of India 2011, Goradih village had a population of 249. That makes it the 184th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 554 residents.

Goradih village has 129 males and 120 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Goradih has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Goradih is 814151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Goradih covers 29.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Goradih falls under Saraiyahat tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Goradih is Behrajor, about 3.1 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 10+ km distance for Goradih.

Goradih is about 59 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Goradih is in Saraiyahat tehsil of Dumka district. Behrajor is about 3.1 km away. Godda is about 4.8 km away. Saraiyahat is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.