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About Goharam Village

Goharam is a small village in Rania tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 334, made up of 170 males and 164 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 449.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835227, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Goharam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Goharam village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Rania
Pincode 835227
Area (hectares) 449.27 hectares
Population 334
Male Population 170
Female Population 164
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
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 Goharam compares

By the 2011 count Goharam is the 45th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 601 residents. Its 449.27 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Goharam

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

Goharam lies about 43 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Kurkura, about 6.4 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 Goharam
Nearest railway station Kurkura 6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Rania 12 km
District headquarters Khunti 43 km

Villages closest to Goharam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Goharam village had a population of 334. That makes it the 45th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 601 residents.

Goharam village has 170 males and 164 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Goharam has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Goharam is 835227. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Goharam covers 449.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Goharam falls under Rania tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Goharam is Kurkura, about 6.4 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 Goharam.

Goharam is about 43 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Goharam is in Rania tehsil of Khunti district. Kurkura is about 6.4 km away. Rania is about 12 km away. Khunti is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kotanger (2.9 km), Merambir (3.1 km) and Loa (4.4 km).

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

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