About Gorda Village

Gorda is a mid sized village in Borio tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 785, made up of 393 males and 392 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 171 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gorda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gorda village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Sahibganj
Tehsil	Borio
Pincode	816109
Area (hectares)	171 hectares
Population	785
Male Population	393
Female Population	392
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	997
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gorda compares

By the 2011 count Gorda is the 32nd largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 341 residents. Its 171 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Gorda

Gorda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gorda as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Gorda from other places

Gorda lies about 20 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Taljhari, about 11 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 Gorda
Tehsil headquarters	Borio	5.7 km
Nearest railway station	Taljhari	11 km
District headquarters	Sahibganj	20 km
Nearest town	Sāhibganj	20 km

Villages closest to Gorda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gorda village had a population of 785. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 341 residents.

Gorda village has 393 males and 392 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gorda has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1022.

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

Gorda covers 171 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gorda falls under Borio tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gorda is Taljhari, about 11 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 10+ km distance for Gorda.

Gorda is about 20 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gorda is in Borio tehsil of Sahibganj district. Borio is about 5.7 km away. Taljhari is about 11 km away. Sahibganj is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.