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About Gochan Village

Gochan is a mid sized village in Dooru tehsil, in the district of Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,120, made up of 652 males and 468 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 718 females per 1000 males. The village covers 31.6 hectares hectares.

Gochan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gochan village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Anantnag
Tehsil Dooru
Area (hectares) 31.6 hectares
Population 1,120
Male Population 652
Female Population 468
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 718
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gochan compares

By the 2011 count Gochan is the 49th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,731 residents. Its 31.6 hectares work out to about 35 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Gochan

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

Gochan lies about 27 km from Anantnag, and the nearest railway station is Hiller Shahabad, about 16 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 Gochan
Nearest town Dooru Verinag 12 km
Nearest railway station Hiller Shahabad 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Dooru 27 km
District headquarters Anantnag 27 km

Villages closest to Gochan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gochan village had a population of 1,120. That makes it the 49th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,731 residents.

Gochan village has 652 males and 468 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gochan has about 718 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

Gochan covers 31.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 35 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gochan falls under Dooru tehsil of Anantnag district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Gochan is Hiller Shahabad, about 16 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 - 10 km distance for Gochan.

Gochan is about 27 km from Anantnag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gochan is in Dooru tehsil of Anantnag district. Dooru Verinag is about 12 km away. Hiller Shahabad is about 16 km away. Dooru is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Halsidar (10 km), Bragam (14 km) and Mundah (14 km).

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

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