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About Goal Gaon Village

Goal Gaon is a mid sized village in Na Duar tehsil, in the district of Sonitpur, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 532, made up of 279 males and 253 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 376.08 hectares hectares.

Goal Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Goal Gaon village
Description Value
State Assam
District Sonitpur
Tehsil Na Duar
Area (hectares) 376.08 hectares
Population 532
Male Population 279
Female Population 253
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Goal Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Goal Gaon is the 133rd largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents. Its 376.08 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Goal Gaon

Goal Gaon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Goal Gaon as Available within <5 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Goal Gaon from other places

Goal Gaon lies about 18 km from Sonitpur, and the nearest railway station is Misamari Halt, about 5.6 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 Goal Gaon
Nearest railway station Misamari Halt 5.6 km
Nearest town Dhekiajuli 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Na Duar 18 km
District headquarters Sonitpur 18 km

Villages closest to Goal Gaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Na Duar 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 Goal Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Goal Gaon village had a population of 532. That makes it the 133rd largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents.

Goal Gaon village has 279 males and 253 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Goal Gaon has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 969.

Goal Gaon covers 376.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Goal Gaon falls under Na Duar tehsil of Sonitpur district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Goal Gaon is Misamari Halt, about 5.6 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Goal Gaon.

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

Goal Gaon is in Na Duar tehsil of Sonitpur district. Misamari Halt is about 5.6 km away. Dhekiajuli is about 17 km away. Na Duar is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bori Gaon (under 2 km), No 1 Gosain Chapori (2.5 km) and No 2 Gosain Chapori (2.5 km).

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

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