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About Goriya Village

Goriya is a small village in Bamori tehsil, in the district of Guna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 302, made up of 157 males and 145 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 268 hectares hectares.

Goriya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Goriya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Guna
Tehsil Bamori
Area (hectares) 268 hectares
Population 302
Male Population 157
Female Population 145
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
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 Goriya compares

By the 2011 count Goriya is the 177th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 774 residents. Its 268 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Goriya

Goriya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Goriya 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 Goriya from other places

Goriya lies about 16 km from Guna, and the nearest railway station is Mahugarha, 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 Goriya
Nearest railway station Mahugarha 11 km
District headquarters Guna 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Bamori 19 km

Villages closest to Goriya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Goriya village had a population of 302. That makes it the 177th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 774 residents.

Goriya village has 157 males and 145 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Goriya has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 936.

Goriya covers 268 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Goriya falls under Bamori tehsil of Guna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Goriya is Mahugarha, 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Goriya.

Goriya is about 16 km from Guna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Goriya is in Bamori tehsil of Guna district. Mahugarha is about 11 km away. Guna is about 16 km away. Bamori is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nautoriya (under 2 km), Barru Khedi (under 2 km) and Baksanpur (2.1 km).

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

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