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About Gordhoa Village

Gordhoa is a small village in Taljhari tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8, made up of 4 males and 4 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gordhoa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gordhoa village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Taljhari
Pincode 816109
Area (hectares) 55 hectares
Population 8
Male Population 4
Female Population 4
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gordhoa compares

By the 2011 count Gordhoa is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 383 residents. Its 55 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Gordhoa

Gordhoa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gordhoa 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gordhoa from other places

Gordhoa lies about 20 km from Sahibganj. 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 Gordhoa
Tehsil headquarters Taljhari 10 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 20 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 20 km

Villages closest to Gordhoa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gordhoa village had a population of 8. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 383 residents.

Gordhoa village has 4 males and 4 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gordhoa has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 992.

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

Gordhoa covers 55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gordhoa falls under Taljhari tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Gordhoa notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Gordhoa.

Gordhoa 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.

Gordhoa is in Taljhari tehsil of Sahibganj district. Taljhari is about 10 km away. Sahibganj is about 20 km away. Sāhibganj is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Matianipahar (4.1 km), Taljhari (4.1 km) and Taljhari Mission (4.1 km).

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

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