About Goradih Village

Goradih is a mid sized village in Barhait tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 545, made up of 270 males and 275 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,019 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Goradih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Goradih village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Sahibganj
Tehsil	Barhait
Pincode	816109
Area (hectares)	95.3 hectares
Population	545
Male Population	270
Female Population	275
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,019
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 Goradih compares

By the 2011 count Goradih is the 62nd largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 595 residents. Its 95.3 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Goradih

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

Goradih lies about 22 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Ammapali, about 5.2 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
Nearest railway station	Ammapali	5.2 km
Nearest town	Colgong	19 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barhait	22 km
District headquarters	Sahibganj	22 km

Villages closest to Goradih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Goradih village had a population of 545. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 595 residents.

Goradih village has 270 males and 275 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Goradih has about 1019 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Goradih is 816109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Goradih covers 95.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Goradih falls under Barhait tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Goradih is Ammapali, about 5.2 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 Goradih.

Goradih is about 22 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Goradih is in Barhait tehsil of Sahibganj district. Ammapali is about 5.2 km away. Colgong is about 19 km away. Barhait is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.