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About Gobaraha Village

Gobaraha is a mid sized village in Shahganj tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 949, made up of 495 males and 454 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56 hectares hectares.

Gobaraha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gobaraha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Shahganj
Area (hectares) 56 hectares
Population 949
Male Population 495
Female Population 454
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gobaraha compares

By the 2011 count Gobaraha is the 248th largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents. Its 56 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Gobaraha

Gobaraha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gobaraha as Available within <5 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 Gobaraha from other places

Gobaraha lies about 29 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Kheta Sarai, about 12 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 Gobaraha
Nearest railway station Kheta Sarai 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahganj 12 km
Nearest town Shāhganj 12 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 29 km

Villages closest to Gobaraha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gobaraha village had a population of 949. That makes it the 248th largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents.

Gobaraha village has 495 males and 454 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gobaraha has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

Gobaraha covers 56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gobaraha falls under Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gobaraha is Kheta Sarai, about 12 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gobaraha.

Gobaraha is about 29 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gobaraha is in Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district. Kheta Sarai is about 12 km away. Shahganj is about 12 km away. Shāhganj is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sherapatti (under 2 km), Turkaulli (under 2 km) and Shabuddinpur (under 2 km).

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

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