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About Goraiya Village

Goraiya is a small village in Sohagpur tehsil, in the district of Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 167, made up of 85 males and 82 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 470.15 hectares hectares.

Goraiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Goraiya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shahdol
Tehsil Sohagpur
Area (hectares) 470.15 hectares
Population 167
Male Population 85
Female Population 82
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Goraiya compares

By the 2011 count Goraiya is the 254th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,056 residents. Its 470.15 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Goraiya

Goraiya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Goraiya as Available within 5 - 10 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. The nearest villages by name are Garphandiya, Garruha, Godaru and Gohparu. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Goraiya

As per the Census of India 2011, Goraiya village had a population of 167. That makes it the 254th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,056 residents.

Goraiya village has 85 males and 82 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Goraiya has about 965 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 986.

Goraiya covers 470.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Goraiya falls under Sohagpur tehsil of Shahdol district in Madhya Pradesh.

The census record for Goraiya notes the nearest railway station 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 km distance for Goraiya.

Goraiya is in Sohagpur tehsil of Shahdol district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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