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About Golawand Village

Golawand is a mid sized village in Kondagaon tehsil, in the district of Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,703, made up of 842 males and 861 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,023 females per 1000 males. The village covers 751.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494226, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Golawand Overview

Census 2011 figures for Golawand village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bastar
Tehsil Kondagaon
Pincode 494226
Area (hectares) 751.8 hectares
Population 1,703
Male Population 842
Female Population 861
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,023
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Golawand compares

By the 2011 count Golawand is the 24th largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 927 residents. Its 751.8 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1046.

Getting to Golawand

Golawand is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Golawand as Available. 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. The nearest villages by name are Farasgaon, Fukkagirola, Gadan Tarai and Ghodagaon. 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 Golawand

As per the Census of India 2011, Golawand village had a population of 1,703. That makes it the 24th largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 927 residents.

Golawand village has 842 males and 861 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Golawand has about 1023 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1046.

The pincode recorded for Golawand is 494226. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Golawand covers 751.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Golawand falls under Kondagaon tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh.

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

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Golawand.

Golawand is in Kondagaon tehsil of Bastar 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 Golawand today is likely to be higher.

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