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About Gojurodi Village

Gojurodi is a mid sized village in Shahpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 672, made up of 323 males and 349 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,080 females per 1000 males. The village covers 148.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gojurodi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gojurodi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Shahpur
Pincode 176208
Area (hectares) 148.13 hectares
Population 672
Male Population 323
Female Population 349
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,080
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gojurodi compares

By the 2011 count Gojurodi is the 26th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 451 residents. Its 148.13 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1046.

Getting to Gojurodi

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

Gojurodi lies about 14 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Kangra Mandir, about 14 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 Gojurodi
Tehsil headquarters Shahpur 3.2 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 10 km
District headquarters Kangra 14 km
Nearest railway station Kangra Mandir 14 km

Villages closest to Gojurodi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gojurodi village had a population of 672. That makes it the 26th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 451 residents.

Gojurodi village has 323 males and 349 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gojurodi has about 1080 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1046.

The pincode recorded for Gojurodi is 176208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gojurodi covers 148.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gojurodi falls under Shahpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gojurodi is Kangra Mandir, about 14 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 within village and private bus service as Available within village for Gojurodi.

Gojurodi is about 14 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gojurodi is in Shahpur tehsil of Kangra district. Shahpur is about 3.2 km away. Dharamsala is about 10 km away. Kangra is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basnur Khas (under 2 km), Ranehr Khas (under 2 km) and Dargela (under 2 km).

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

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