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About Bara Gogra Village

Bara Gogra is a small village in Boarijor tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 57, made up of 29 males and 28 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814165, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Gogra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara Gogra village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Boarijor
Pincode 814165
Area (hectares) 69 hectares
Population 57
Male Population 29
Female Population 28
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bara Gogra compares

By the 2011 count Bara Gogra is the 246th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 442 residents. Its 69 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Bara Gogra

Bara Gogra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bara Gogra as Available within <5 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 Bara Gogra from other places

Bara Gogra lies about 46 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Lakshmipur Bhorang, about 8.3 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 Bara Gogra
Nearest railway station Lakshmipur Bhorang 8.3 km
Nearest town Colgong 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Boarijor 20 km
District headquarters Godda 46 km

Villages closest to Bara Gogra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Boarijor 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 Bara Gogra

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara Gogra village had a population of 57. That makes it the 246th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 442 residents.

Bara Gogra village has 29 males and 28 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara Gogra has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Bara Gogra is 814165. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara Gogra covers 69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bara Gogra falls under Boarijor tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bara Gogra is Lakshmipur Bhorang, about 8.3 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bara Gogra.

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

Bara Gogra is in Boarijor tehsil of Godda district. Lakshmipur Bhorang is about 8.3 km away. Colgong is about 15 km away. Boarijor is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baisabaran (under 2 km), Bara Amra (under 2 km) and Bara Basgi (under 2 km).

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

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