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About Gogea Village

Gogea is a small village in Majhiaon tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 145, made up of 67 males and 78 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,164 females per 1000 males. The village covers 22.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gogea Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gogea village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Garhwa
Tehsil Majhiaon
Pincode 822114
Area (hectares) 22.48 hectares
Population 145
Male Population 67
Female Population 78
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,164
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gogea compares

By the 2011 count Gogea is the 35th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,278 residents. Its 22.48 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Gogea

Gogea is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gogea as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Gogea from other places

Gogea lies about 17 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Karkatta, about 8.4 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 Gogea
Tehsil headquarters Majhiaon 6.5 km
Nearest railway station Karkatta 8.4 km
District headquarters Garhwa 17 km

Villages closest to Gogea

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gogea village had a population of 145. That makes it the 35th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,278 residents.

Gogea village has 67 males and 78 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gogea has about 1164 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Gogea is 822114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gogea covers 22.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gogea falls under Majhiaon tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gogea is Karkatta, about 8.4 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 village for Gogea.

Gogea is about 17 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gogea is in Majhiaon tehsil of Garhwa district. Majhiaon is about 6.5 km away. Karkatta is about 8.4 km away. Garhwa is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sonpurwa (under 2 km), Achhodih (under 2 km) and Gopalpur (under 2 km).

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

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