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About Goratoli Village

Goratoli is a mid sized village in Murhu tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,585, made up of 788 males and 797 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 430 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Goratoli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Goratoli village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Murhu
Pincode 835216
Area (hectares) 430 hectares
Population 1,585
Male Population 788
Female Population 797
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,011
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Goratoli compares

By the 2011 count Goratoli is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 608 residents. Its 430 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Goratoli

Goratoli is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Goratoli as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Goratoli from other places

Goratoli lies about 11 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Karra, about 22 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 Goratoli
Tehsil headquarters Murhu under 2 km
District headquarters Khunti 11 km
Nearest railway station Karra 22 km

Villages closest to Goratoli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Goratoli village had a population of 1,585. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 608 residents.

Goratoli village has 788 males and 797 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Goratoli has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Goratoli is 835216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Goratoli covers 430 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Goratoli falls under Murhu tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Goratoli is Karra, about 22 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Goratoli.

Goratoli is about 11 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Goratoli is in Murhu tehsil of Khunti district. Murhu is about under 2 km away. Khunti is about 11 km away. Karra is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chamratoli (under 2 km), Murhu (under 2 km) and Marungtoli (under 2 km).

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

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