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About Gohainthan Village

Gohainthan is a small village in Jamiri tehsil, in the district of West Kameng, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 391, made up of 323 males and 68 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 211 females per 1000 males.

Gohainthan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gohainthan village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District West Kameng
Tehsil Jamiri
Population 391
Male Population 323
Female Population 68
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 211
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gohainthan compares

By the 2011 count Gohainthan is the 5th largest of the 13 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 384 residents. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 827.

Getting to Gohainthan

Gohainthan is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Gohainthan as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Gohainthan from other places

Gohainthan lies about 18 km from West Kameng, and the nearest railway station is Bhalukpong, about 24 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 Gohainthan
Tehsil headquarters Jamiri 3.5 km
District headquarters West Kameng 18 km
Nearest railway station Bhalukpong 24 km
Nearest town Dhekiajuli 59 km

Villages closest to Gohainthan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gohainthan village had a population of 391. That makes it the 5th largest of the 13 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 384 residents.

Gohainthan village has 323 males and 68 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gohainthan has about 211 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 827.

Gohainthan falls under Jamiri tehsil of West Kameng district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gohainthan is Bhalukpong, about 24 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gohainthan.

Gohainthan is about 18 km from West Kameng in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gohainthan is in Jamiri tehsil of West Kameng district. Jamiri is about 3.5 km away. West Kameng is about 18 km away. Bhalukpong is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hussigaon (2.6 km), Jamiri H Q (3.5 km) and Jamiri Point (3.5 km).

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

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