About Goraja Village

Goraja is a mid sized village in Bhadravati tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 729, made up of 378 males and 351 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 150 hectares hectares.

Goraja Overview

Census 2011 figures for Goraja village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Chandrapur
Tehsil	Bhadravati
Area (hectares)	150 hectares
Population	729
Male Population	378
Female Population	351
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	929
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 Goraja compares

By the 2011 count Goraja is the 43rd largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 731 residents. Its 150 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Goraja

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

Goraja lies about 18 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Tadali Junction, about 4.2 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 Goraja
Nearest railway station	Tadali Junction	4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bhadravati	7.2 km
District headquarters	Chandrapur	18 km

Villages closest to Goraja

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Goraja village had a population of 729. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 731 residents.

Goraja village has 378 males and 351 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Goraja has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

Goraja covers 150 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Goraja falls under Bhadravati tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Goraja is Tadali Junction, about 4.2 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 10+ km distance for Goraja.

Goraja is about 18 km from Chandrapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Goraja is in Bhadravati tehsil of Chandrapur district. Tadali Junction is about 4.2 km away. Bhadravati is about 7.2 km away. Chandrapur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.