About Gorantia Village

Gorantia is a small village in Mahagama tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 359, made up of 188 males and 171 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814154, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gorantia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gorantia village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Godda
Tehsil	Mahagama
Pincode	814154
Area (hectares)	57 hectares
Population	359
Male Population	188
Female Population	171
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	910
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gorantia compares

By the 2011 count Gorantia is the 129th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 788 residents. Its 57 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Gorantia

Gorantia is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Gorantia as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Gorantia from other places

Gorantia lies about 37 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Ammapali, about 18 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 Gorantia
Tehsil headquarters	Mahagama	12 km
Nearest railway station	Ammapali	18 km
Nearest town	Colgong	21 km
District headquarters	Godda	37 km

Villages closest to Gorantia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mahagama 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 Gorantia

As per the Census of India 2011, Gorantia village had a population of 359. That makes it the 129th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 788 residents.

Gorantia village has 188 males and 171 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gorantia has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Gorantia is 814154. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gorantia covers 57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gorantia falls under Mahagama tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gorantia is Ammapali, about 18 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 10+ km distance for Gorantia.

Gorantia 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.

Gorantia is in Mahagama tehsil of Godda district. Mahagama is about 12 km away. Ammapali is about 18 km away. Colgong is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.