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About Goga Village

Goga is a small village in Sundarpahari tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 96, made up of 45 males and 51 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,133 females per 1000 males. The village covers 15.04 hectares hectares.

Goga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Goga village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Sundarpahari
Area (hectares) 15.04 hectares
Population 96
Male Population 45
Female Population 51
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,133
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 Goga compares

By the 2011 count Goga is the 142nd largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 300 residents. Its 15.04 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1023.

Getting to Goga

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

Goga lies about 45 km from Godda. 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 Goga
Tehsil headquarters Sundarpahari 10 km
Nearest town Pakur 29 km
District headquarters Godda 45 km

Villages closest to Goga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Goga village had a population of 96. That makes it the 142nd largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 300 residents.

Goga village has 45 males and 51 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Goga has about 1133 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1023.

Goga covers 15.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Goga falls under Sundarpahari tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Goga notes the nearest railway station 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 Goga.

Goga is about 45 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Goga is in Sundarpahari tehsil of Godda district. Sundarpahari is about 10 km away. Pakur is about 29 km away. Godda is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bishunpur (1.7 km), Salpathra (1.9 km) and Chatra (2.2 km).

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

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