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About Goradih Village

Goradih is a small village in Mahagama tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 173, made up of 91 males and 82 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 16.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814165, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Goradih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Goradih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Mahagama
Pincode 814165
Area (hectares) 16.94 hectares
Population 173
Male Population 91
Female Population 82
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 901
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Goradih compares

By the 2011 count Goradih is the 171st largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 788 residents. Its 16.94 hectares work out to about 10 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 Goradih

Goradih is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Goradih as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Mahagama 12 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 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.

Common questions about Goradih

As per the Census of India 2011, Goradih village had a population of 173. That makes it the 171st largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 788 residents.

Goradih village has 91 males and 82 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Goradih has about 901 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 Goradih is 814165. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Goradih covers 16.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Goradih falls under Mahagama 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 within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance 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 Mahagama tehsil of Godda district. Mahagama is about 12 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 Chansar (1.9 km), Ramkol (2.3 km) and Chaujora Ghat (4.0 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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