About Golhanda Village

Golhanda is a mid sized village in Barsoi tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 823, made up of 435 males and 388 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 138 hectares hectares.

Golhanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Golhanda village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Barsoi
Area (hectares)	138 hectares
Population	823
Male Population	435
Female Population	388
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	892
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Golhanda compares

By the 2011 count Golhanda is the 124th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents. Its 138 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Golhanda

Golhanda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Golhanda as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Golhanda from other places

Golhanda lies about 39 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Sudhani, about 1.6 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 Golhanda
Nearest railway station	Sudhani	1.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barsoi	13 km
Nearest town	Rāiganj	27 km
District headquarters	Katihar	39 km

Villages closest to Golhanda

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

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Common questions about Golhanda

As per the Census of India 2011, Golhanda village had a population of 823. That makes it the 124th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents.

Golhanda village has 435 males and 388 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Golhanda has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 928.

Golhanda covers 138 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Golhanda falls under Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Golhanda is Sudhani, about 1.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Golhanda is about 39 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Golhanda is in Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district. Sudhani is about 1.6 km away. Barsoi is about 13 km away. Rāiganj is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.