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About Gohain Village

Gohain is a mid sized village in Nazira tehsil, in the district of Sivasagar, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 676, made up of 344 males and 332 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 407.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 785696, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gohain Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gohain village
Description Value
State Assam
District Sivasagar
Tehsil Nazira
Pincode 785696
Area (hectares) 407.81 hectares
Population 676
Male Population 344
Female Population 332
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gohain compares

By the 2011 count Gohain is the 92nd largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,455 residents. Its 407.81 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Gohain

Gohain is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gohain as Available within 5 - 10 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. The nearest villages by name are Geleki Grant No 1, Geleki Grant No 2, Geleki Jungle and Geleki Reserve Forest. 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 Gohain

As per the Census of India 2011, Gohain village had a population of 676. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,455 residents.

Gohain village has 344 males and 332 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gohain has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Gohain is 785696. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gohain covers 407.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gohain falls under Nazira tehsil of Sivasagar district in Assam.

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

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

Gohain is in Nazira tehsil of Sivasagar 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 Gohain today is likely to be higher.

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