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About Goradag Village

Goradag is a mid sized village in Arsha tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,603, made up of 818 males and 785 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 659.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Goradag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Goradag village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Arsha
Pincode 723102
Area (hectares) 659.24 hectares
Population 1,603
Male Population 818
Female Population 785
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Goradag compares

By the 2011 count Goradag is the 37th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,629 residents. Its 659.24 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Goradag

Goradag is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Goradag as Available within 10+ 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Detanar, Dhanara, Gandhabazar Alias Raghunathganj and Gayalikocha. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Goradag

As per the Census of India 2011, Goradag village had a population of 1,603. That makes it the 37th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,629 residents.

Goradag village has 818 males and 785 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Goradag has about 960 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 990.

The pincode recorded for Goradag is 723102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Goradag covers 659.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Goradag falls under Arsha tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Goradag notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Goradag.

Goradag is in Arsha tehsil of Puruliya district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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