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About Golay Village

Golay is a mid sized village in Abdasa tehsil, in the district of Kachchh, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 642, made up of 316 males and 326 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,032 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2377.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 370511, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Golay Overview

Census 2011 figures for Golay village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Kachchh
Tehsil Abdasa
Pincode 370511
Area (hectares) 2377.28 hectares
Population 642
Male Population 316
Female Population 326
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,032
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Golay compares

By the 2011 count Golay is the 54th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 882 residents. Its 2377.28 hectares work out to about 0.3 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 944.

Getting to Golay

Golay is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Golay as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dhunvai, Dumra, Fulay and Fulay Vandh. 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 Golay

As per the Census of India 2011, Golay village had a population of 642. That makes it the 54th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 882 residents.

Golay village has 316 males and 326 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Golay has about 1032 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Golay is 370511. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Golay covers 2377.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Golay falls under Abdasa tehsil of Kachchh district in Gujarat.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Golay.

Golay is in Abdasa tehsil of Kachchh 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 Golay today is likely to be higher.

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