About Gohach Village

Gohach is a small village in Kotkhai tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 298, made up of 145 males and 153 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,055 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gohach Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gohach village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Kotkhai
Pincode	171225
Area (hectares)	86.13 hectares
Population	298
Male Population	145
Female Population	153
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,055
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gohach compares

By the 2011 count Gohach is the 31st largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 174 residents. Its 86.13 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Gohach

Gohach is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gohach 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gohach from other places

Gohach lies about 36 km from Shimla. 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 Gohach
Tehsil headquarters	Kotkhai	10 km
District headquarters	Shimla	36 km

Villages closest to Gohach

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

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Common questions about Gohach

As per the Census of India 2011, Gohach village had a population of 298. That makes it the 31st largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 174 residents.

Gohach village has 145 males and 153 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gohach has about 1055 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Gohach is 171225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gohach covers 86.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gohach falls under Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Gohach 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 5 - 10 km distance for Gohach.

Gohach is about 36 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gohach is in Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district. Kotkhai is about 10 km away. Shimla is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.