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About Golajhar Village

Golajhar is a mid sized village in Kasdol tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 885, made up of 414 males and 471 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,138 females per 1000 males. The village covers 650.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 492112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Golajhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Golajhar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Kasdol
Pincode 492112
Area (hectares) 650.77 hectares
Population 885
Male Population 414
Female Population 471
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,138
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Golajhar compares

By the 2011 count Golajhar is the 75th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 929 residents. Its 650.77 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1024.

Getting to Golajhar

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

Golajhar lies about 105 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Bagbahra, about 48 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 Golajhar
Tehsil headquarters Kasdol 32 km
Nearest town Saraipali 40 km
Nearest railway station Bagbahra 48 km
District headquarters Raipur 105 km

Villages closest to Golajhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Golajhar village had a population of 885. That makes it the 75th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 929 residents.

Golajhar village has 414 males and 471 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Golajhar has about 1138 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1024.

The pincode recorded for Golajhar is 492112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Golajhar covers 650.77 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.

Golajhar falls under Kasdol tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Golajhar is Bagbahra, about 48 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Golajhar.

Golajhar is about 105 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Golajhar is in Kasdol tehsil of Raipur district. Kasdol is about 32 km away. Saraipali is about 40 km away. Bagbahra is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandan (1.5 km), Devrung (1.6 km) and Nithora (2.2 km).

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

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