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About Gori Chak Village

Gori Chak is a small village in Boarijor tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 161, made up of 80 males and 81 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814165, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gori Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gori Chak village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Boarijor
Pincode 814165
Area (hectares) 36 hectares
Population 161
Male Population 80
Female Population 81
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,012
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gori Chak compares

By the 2011 count Gori Chak is the 171st largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 442 residents. Its 36 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Gori Chak

Gori Chak is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gori Chak as Available within 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 Gori Chak from other places

Gori Chak lies about 33 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Ekchari, about 21 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 Gori Chak
Tehsil headquarters Boarijor 12 km
Nearest railway station Ekchari 21 km
Nearest town Colgong 23 km
District headquarters Godda 33 km

Villages closest to Gori Chak

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 Gori Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Gori Chak village had a population of 161. That makes it the 171st largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 442 residents.

Gori Chak village has 80 males and 81 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gori Chak has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

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

Gori Chak covers 36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gori Chak falls under Boarijor tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gori Chak is Ekchari, about 21 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 5 - 10 km distance for Gori Chak.

Gori Chak 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.

Gori Chak is in Boarijor tehsil of Godda district. Boarijor is about 12 km away. Ekchari is about 21 km away. Colgong is about 23 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), Babhania (under 2 km) and Lawabhujani (under 2 km).

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

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