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About Goriya Bad Village

Goriya Bad is one of the larger villages in Gauriganj tehsil, in the district of Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,814, made up of 2,958 males and 2,856 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 853.24 hectares hectares.

Goriya Bad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Goriya Bad village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sultanpur
Tehsil Gauriganj
Area (hectares) 853.24 hectares
Population 5,814
Male Population 2,958
Female Population 2,856
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Goriya Bad compares

By the 2011 count Goriya Bad is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,536 residents. Its 853.24 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Goriya Bad

Goriya Bad is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Goriya Bad as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Goriya Bad from other places

Goriya Bad lies about 50 km from Sultanpur. 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 Goriya Bad
Nearest town Jais 7.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Gauriganj 18 km
District headquarters Sultanpur 50 km

Villages closest to Goriya Bad

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gauriganj 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 Goriya Bad

As per the Census of India 2011, Goriya Bad village had a population of 5,814. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,536 residents.

Goriya Bad village has 2,958 males and 2,856 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Goriya Bad has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 999.

Goriya Bad covers 853.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Goriya Bad falls under Gauriganj tehsil of Sultanpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Goriya Bad notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

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

Goriya Bad is in Gauriganj tehsil of Sultanpur district. Jais is about 7.9 km away. Gauriganj is about 18 km away. Sultanpur is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Suratgarh (under 2 km), Deosi Pur (2.2 km) and Garhilal Shah (2.4 km).

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

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