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About Goradih Village

Goradih is a mid sized village in Boarijor tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,773, made up of 913 males and 860 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 215 hectares hectares.

Goradih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Goradih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Boarijor
Area (hectares) 215 hectares
Population 1,773
Male Population 913
Female Population 860
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Goradih compares

By the 2011 count Goradih is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 442 residents. Its 215 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Goradih

Goradih is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Goradih as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Goradih from other places

Goradih lies about 37 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Mirza Cheuki Railway Station, about 19 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
Tehsil headquarters Boarijor 7.5 km
Nearest railway station Mirza Cheuki Railway Station 19 km
Nearest town Colgong 26 km
District headquarters Godda 37 km

Villages closest to Goradih

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 Goradih

As per the Census of India 2011, Goradih village had a population of 1,773. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 442 residents.

Goradih village has 913 males and 860 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Goradih has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Goradih covers 215 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Goradih falls under Boarijor tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Goradih is Mirza Cheuki Railway Station, about 19 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available for Goradih.

Goradih is about 37 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Goradih is in Boarijor tehsil of Godda district. Boarijor is about 7.5 km away. Mirza Cheuki Railway Station is about 19 km away. Colgong is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rajbandh (under 2 km), Jirli (under 2 km) and Bishunpur (under 2 km).

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

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