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About Goli Village

Goli is a mid sized village in Chandwa tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 541, made up of 289 males and 252 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 872 females per 1000 males. The village covers 304 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Goli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Goli village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Latehar
Tehsil Chandwa
Pincode 822126
Area (hectares) 304 hectares
Population 541
Male Population 289
Female Population 252
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 872
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 Goli compares

By the 2011 count Goli is the 55th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,073 residents. Its 304 hectares work out to about 1.8 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 967.

Getting to Goli

Goli is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Goli 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 Goli from other places

Goli lies about 40 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Barkichampi, about 10 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 Goli
Nearest railway station Barkichampi 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Chandwa 17 km
Nearest town Lohārdagā 20 km
District headquarters Latehar 40 km

Villages closest to Goli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Goli village had a population of 541. That makes it the 55th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,073 residents.

Goli village has 289 males and 252 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Goli has about 872 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Goli is 822126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Goli covers 304 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Goli falls under Chandwa tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Goli is Barkichampi, about 10 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 Goli.

Goli is about 40 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Goli is in Chandwa tehsil of Latehar district. Barkichampi is about 10 km away. Chandwa is about 17 km away. Lohārdagā is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dudhimati (2.7 km), Tata (4.2 km) and Manatu (4.3 km).

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

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