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About Goraiyadih Village

Goraiyadih is one of the larger villages in Machhlishahr tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,296, made up of 2,660 males and 2,636 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 285.61 hectares hectares.

Goraiyadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Goraiyadih village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Machhlishahr
Area (hectares) 285.61 hectares
Population 5,296
Male Population 2,660
Female Population 2,636
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Goraiyadih compares

By the 2011 count Goraiyadih is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents. Its 285.61 hectares work out to about 19 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 1061.

Getting to Goraiyadih

The census records public bus service for Goraiyadih as Available within <5 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Goraiyadih from other places

Goraiyadih lies about 50 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Mungara Badshahpur, about 2.0 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 Goraiyadih
Nearest railway station Mungara Badshahpur 2.0 km
Nearest town Phulpur 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Machhlishahr 22 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 50 km

Villages closest to Goraiyadih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Goraiyadih village had a population of 5,296. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents.

Goraiyadih village has 2,660 males and 2,636 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Goraiyadih has about 991 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 1061.

Goraiyadih covers 285.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Goraiyadih falls under Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Goraiyadih is Mungara Badshahpur, about 2.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Goraiyadih.

Goraiyadih is about 50 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Goraiyadih is in Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district. Mungara Badshahpur is about 2.0 km away. Phulpur is about 17 km away. Machhlishahr is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bahorikpur (under 2 km), Bhairopur (under 2 km) and Nauwadadi (under 2 km).

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

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