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About Goriya Village

Goriya is a mid sized village in Boarijor tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 583, made up of 292 males and 291 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814165, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Goriya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Goriya village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Boarijor
Pincode 814165
Area (hectares) 60 hectares
Population 583
Male Population 292
Female Population 291
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
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 Goriya compares

By the 2011 count Goriya is the 73rd largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 442 residents. Its 60 hectares work out to about 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Goriya

Goriya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Goriya 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 Goriya from other places

Goriya lies about 33 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Ekchari, about 22 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 Goriya
Tehsil headquarters Boarijor 11 km
Nearest railway station Ekchari 22 km
Nearest town Colgong 24 km
District headquarters Godda 33 km

Villages closest to Goriya

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 Goriya

As per the Census of India 2011, Goriya village had a population of 583. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 442 residents.

Goriya village has 292 males and 291 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Goriya has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1013.

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

Goriya covers 60 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Goriya falls under Boarijor tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Goriya is Ekchari, about 22 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 Goriya.

Goriya is about 33 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Goriya is in Boarijor tehsil of Godda district. Boarijor is about 11 km away. Ekchari is about 22 km away. Colgong is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gopalpur (under 2 km), Karua (under 2 km) and Barhara (under 2 km).

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

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