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About Gochnad Village

Gochnad is a large village in Sami tehsil, in the district of Patan, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,642, made up of 1,914 males and 1,728 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2003.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 384240, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gochnad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gochnad village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Patan
Tehsil Sami
Pincode 384240
Area (hectares) 2003.11 hectares
Population 3,642
Male Population 1,914
Female Population 1,728
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 903
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 Gochnad compares

By the 2011 count Gochnad is the 9th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,865 residents. Its 2003.11 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Gochnad

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

Gochnad lies about 52 km from Patan, and the nearest railway station is Radhanpur, about 11 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 Gochnad
Nearest town Rādhanpur 8.4 km
Nearest railway station Radhanpur 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Sami 17 km
District headquarters Patan 52 km

Villages closest to Gochnad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gochnad village had a population of 3,642. That makes it the 9th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,865 residents.

Gochnad village has 1,914 males and 1,728 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gochnad has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Gochnad is 384240. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gochnad covers 2003.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gochnad falls under Sami tehsil of Patan district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Gochnad is Radhanpur, about 11 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 Gochnad.

Gochnad is about 52 km from Patan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gochnad is in Sami tehsil of Patan district. Rādhanpur is about 8.4 km away. Radhanpur is about 11 km away. Sami is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mandvi (4.5 km), Daudpur (5.0 km) and Baspa (6.7 km).

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

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