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About Goinj Village

Goinj is a mid sized village in Khambhalia tehsil, in the district of Jamnagar, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,858, made up of 956 males and 902 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2039.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 361310, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Goinj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Goinj village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Jamnagar
Tehsil Khambhalia
Pincode 361310
Area (hectares) 2039.84 hectares
Population 1,858
Male Population 956
Female Population 902
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Goinj compares

By the 2011 count Goinj is the 34th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,218 residents. Its 2039.84 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Goinj

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

Goinj lies about 56 km from Jamnagar, and the nearest railway station is Viramdad, about 12 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 Goinj
Nearest town Salāya 4.9 km
Nearest railway station Viramdad 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Khambhalia 15 km
District headquarters Jamnagar 56 km

Villages closest to Goinj

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Goinj village had a population of 1,858. That makes it the 34th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,218 residents.

Goinj village has 956 males and 902 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Goinj has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Goinj is 361310. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Goinj covers 2039.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Goinj falls under Khambhalia tehsil of Jamnagar district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Goinj is Viramdad, about 12 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Goinj.

Goinj is about 56 km from Jamnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Goinj is in Khambhalia tehsil of Jamnagar district. Salāya is about 4.9 km away. Viramdad is about 12 km away. Khambhalia is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chudeshvar (3.8 km), Kotha Visotri (4.6 km) and Charbara (5.9 km).

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

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