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About Gordiya Village

Gordiya is a mid sized village in Sheo tehsil, in the district of Barmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,135, made up of 667 males and 468 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 702 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2297 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 344701, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gordiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gordiya village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Barmer
Tehsil Sheo
Pincode 344701
Area (hectares) 2297 hectares
Population 1,135
Male Population 667
Female Population 468
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 702
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gordiya compares

By the 2011 count Gordiya is the 54th largest of the 298 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 796 residents. Its 2297 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 861.

Getting to Gordiya

Gordiya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gordiya as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Gordiya from other places

Gordiya lies about 40 km from Barmer, and the nearest railway station is Gypsum, about 34 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 Gordiya
Tehsil headquarters Sheo 12 km
Nearest railway station Gypsum 34 km
District headquarters Barmer 40 km
Nearest town Bārmer 40 km

Villages closest to Gordiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gordiya village had a population of 1,135. That makes it the 54th largest of the 298 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 796 residents.

Gordiya village has 667 males and 468 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gordiya has about 702 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 861.

The pincode recorded for Gordiya is 344701. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gordiya covers 2297 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gordiya falls under Sheo tehsil of Barmer district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Gordiya is Gypsum, about 34 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gordiya.

Gordiya is about 40 km from Barmer in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gordiya is in Sheo tehsil of Barmer district. Sheo is about 12 km away. Gypsum is about 34 km away. Barmer is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Agoriya (under 2 km), Sagoraliya (under 2 km) and Neembala (4.8 km).

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

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