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About Golgo Village

Golgo is a mid sized village in Bishungarh tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 961, made up of 492 males and 469 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 393.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Golgo Overview

Census 2011 figures for Golgo village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Bishungarh
Pincode 825312
Area (hectares) 393.58 hectares
Population 961
Male Population 492
Female Population 469
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Golgo compares

By the 2011 count Golgo is the 42nd largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,669 residents. Its 393.58 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Golgo

Golgo is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Golgo as Available within 10+ 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 Golgo from other places

Golgo lies about 36 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Keshwari, about 24 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 Golgo
Tehsil headquarters Bishungarh 5.1 km
Nearest railway station Keshwari 24 km
Nearest town Barki Saria 24 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 36 km

Villages closest to Golgo

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Golgo village had a population of 961. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,669 residents.

Golgo village has 492 males and 469 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Golgo has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Golgo is 825312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Golgo covers 393.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Golgo falls under Bishungarh tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Golgo is Keshwari, about 24 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Golgo.

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

Golgo is in Bishungarh tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Bishungarh is about 5.1 km away. Keshwari is about 24 km away. Barki Saria is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhendamurgi (under 2 km), Urgi (under 2 km) and Bhelwara (1.7 km).

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

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