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About Goshan Village

Goshan is a small village in Nahan tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 30, made up of 18 males and 12 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 667 females per 1000 males. The village covers 23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Goshan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Goshan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Nahan
Pincode 173001
Area (hectares) 23 hectares
Population 30
Male Population 18
Female Population 12
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 667
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Goshan compares

By the 2011 count Goshan is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 404 residents. Its 23 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Goshan

Goshan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Goshan as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Goshan from other places

Goshan lies about 22 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Barog, about 27 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 Goshan
Tehsil headquarters Nahan 15 km
Nearest town Nāhan 15 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 22 km
Nearest railway station Barog 27 km

Villages closest to Goshan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Goshan village had a population of 30. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 404 residents.

Goshan village has 18 males and 12 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Goshan has about 667 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Goshan is 173001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Goshan covers 23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Goshan falls under Nahan tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Goshan is Barog, about 27 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Goshan.

Goshan is about 22 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Goshan is in Nahan tehsil of Sirmaur district. Nahan is about 15 km away. Nāhan is about 15 km away. Sirmaur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saroga Tikkar (under 2 km), Mohron Dungiser (under 2 km) and Kiari (under 2 km).

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

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