# Goraj Village, Vaghodia, Vadodara (Gujarat) – PIN Code

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Village · Vaghodia, Vadodara 

# Goraj

Goraj is a village in Vaghodia sub-district of Vadodara district, Gujarat, PIN code **391761**. The 2011 Census counted **5,093 people in 1,073 households**, the 1st largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.8%.

- 5,093people (2011)
- 1,073households
- 79.6%literacy
- 391761PIN code

## Goraj PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Goraj is 391761.** Goraj falls in Vaghodia sub-district, Vadodara district, Gujarat.

- PIN code391761
- Gram panchayatGoraj
- Community development blockVaghodia
- Census village code519973

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Goraj from nearby towns?

- Vaghodia (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Vadodara (district HQ)30 km by road
- Vaghodia (nearest town)10 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Goraj?

21 services counted by the Census are inside Goraj; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1
- ●Alternative medicine hospitalIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Vaghodia
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Vaghodia
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Vaghodia
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Goraj known for?

The main crops are **cotton, pigeon pea and sugarcane**. About 76% of the 1,429 hectares of village land is sown, and 840 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Goraj

Of every 100 households in Goraj in 2011, 76 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Goraj · ■ Vaghodia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****76%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**77%

Tap water ****11%**

**51%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**87%

Use banking services ****48%**

**45%

Television ****35%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**23%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****26%**

**26%

Own their home ****90%**

**96%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Goraj?

■ Goraj · ■ Vaghodia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.6%**

**80.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1016**

**943

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****928**

**893

Working population ****40.6%**

**43.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.9% for men and 69.6% for women. 61% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 524 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,026 (50%) · **■** Household industry 7 (0%) · **■** Other work 397 (19%) · **■** Marginal 113 (5%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Vaghodia

- Vyara4,994 people
- Madodhar4,634 people
- Gutal3,767 people
- Kotambi3,740 people

[All 94 villages in Vaghodia](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/vadodara/vaghodia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Goraj?391761
- How far is Goraj from Vadodara?30 km by road
- What is the population of Goraj?5,093 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Goraj in?Vadodara district (Vaghodia sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Goraj?79.6% (Census 2011)
