About Goradih Village

Goradih is a mid sized village in Gande tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 659, made up of 363 males and 296 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 815 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Goradih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Goradih village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Gande
Pincode	815312
Area (hectares)	57 hectares
Population	659
Male Population	363
Female Population	296
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	815
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Goradih compares

By the 2011 count Goradih is the 81st largest of the 243 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 57 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Goradih

Goradih is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Goradih as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 16 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Krishna Ballabh Sahay Halt, about 4.2 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	Krishna Ballabh Sahay Halt	4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gande	6.0 km
District headquarters	Giridih	16 km

Villages closest to Goradih

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gande 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 659. That makes it the 81st largest of the 243 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Goradih village has 363 males and 296 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Goradih has about 815 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Goradih is 815312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Goradih covers 57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Goradih falls under Gande tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Goradih is Krishna Ballabh Sahay Halt, about 4.2 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Goradih.

Goradih is about 16 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Goradih is in Gande tehsil of Giridih district. Krishna Ballabh Sahay Halt is about 4.2 km away. Gande is about 6.0 km away. Giridih is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.