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About Gohuwan Village

Gohuwan is a mid sized village in Chand tehsil, in the district of Kaimur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,632, made up of 858 males and 774 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 244 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 821106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gohuwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gohuwan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kaimur
Tehsil Chand
Pincode 821106
Area (hectares) 244 hectares
Population 1,632
Male Population 858
Female Population 774
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gohuwan compares

By the 2011 count Gohuwan is the 33rd largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,182 residents. Its 244 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Gohuwan

Gohuwan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gohuwan as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Gohuwan from other places

Gohuwan lies about 106 km from Kaimur, and the nearest railway station is Dhanichha, about 13 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 Gohuwan
Tehsil headquarters Chand 5.9 km
Nearest railway station Dhanichha 13 km
Nearest town Bhabhua 18 km
District headquarters Kaimur 106 km

Villages closest to Gohuwan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gohuwan village had a population of 1,632. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,182 residents.

Gohuwan village has 858 males and 774 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gohuwan has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 924.

The pincode recorded for Gohuwan is 821106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gohuwan covers 244 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gohuwan falls under Chand tehsil of Kaimur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gohuwan is Dhanichha, about 13 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Gohuwan.

Gohuwan is about 106 km from Kaimur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gohuwan is in Chand tehsil of Kaimur district. Chand is about 5.9 km away. Dhanichha is about 13 km away. Bhabhua 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 Morawa (under 2 km), Bairi (2.1 km) and Chauri (2.6 km).

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

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