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About Goharia Village

Goharia is a mid sized village in Barhaj tehsil, in the district of Deoria, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,295, made up of 649 males and 646 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 12.36 hectares hectares.

Goharia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Goharia village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Deoria
Tehsil Barhaj
Area (hectares) 12.36 hectares
Population 1,295
Male Population 649
Female Population 646
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 995
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Goharia compares

By the 2011 count Goharia is the 91st largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,265 residents. Its 12.36 hectares work out to about 105 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1069.

Getting to Goharia

Goharia 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 Goharia as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Goharia from other places

Goharia lies about 30 km from Deoria, and the nearest railway station is Deoraha Baba Road, about 4.9 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 Goharia
Nearest railway station Deoraha Baba Road 4.9 km
Nearest town Lar 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Barhaj 14 km
District headquarters Deoria 30 km

Villages closest to Goharia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Goharia village had a population of 1,295. That makes it the 91st largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,265 residents.

Goharia village has 649 males and 646 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Goharia has about 995 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1069.

Goharia covers 12.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 105 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Goharia falls under Barhaj tehsil of Deoria district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Goharia is Deoraha Baba Road, about 4.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Goharia.

Goharia is about 30 km from Deoria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Goharia is in Barhaj tehsil of Deoria district. Deoraha Baba Road is about 4.9 km away. Lar is about 12 km away. Barhaj is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sonbarsa (under 2 km), Panika (1.6 km) and Mail Bazar (2.0 km).

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

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