About Goraula Village

Goraula is a large village in Khair tehsil, in the district of Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,265, made up of 1,791 males and 1,474 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 823 females per 1000 males. The village covers 431.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 202165, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Goraula Overview

Census 2011 figures for Goraula village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Aligarh
Tehsil	Khair
Pincode	202165
Area (hectares)	431.59 hectares
Population	3,265
Male Population	1,791
Female Population	1,474
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	823
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available

How Goraula compares

By the 2011 count Goraula is the 30th largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,150 residents. Its 431.59 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 877.

Getting to Goraula

Goraula is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Goraula as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Goraula from other places

Goraula lies about 45 km from Aligarh, and the nearest railway station is Hodal, about 24 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 Goraula
Nearest town	Jewar	19 km
Tehsil headquarters	Khair	22 km
Nearest railway station	Hodal	24 km
District headquarters	Aligarh	45 km

Villages closest to Goraula

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Goraula village had a population of 3,265. That makes it the 30th largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,150 residents.

Goraula village has 1,791 males and 1,474 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Goraula has about 823 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 877.

The pincode recorded for Goraula is 202165. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Goraula covers 431.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Goraula falls under Khair tehsil of Aligarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Goraula is Hodal, about 24 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Goraula.

Goraula is about 45 km from Aligarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Goraula is in Khair tehsil of Aligarh district. Jewar is about 19 km away. Khair is about 22 km away. Hodal is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.