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About Golhana Village

Golhana is a mid sized village in Padwa tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,535, made up of 794 males and 741 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 335 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Golhana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Golhana village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Palamu
Tehsil Padwa
Pincode 822101
Area (hectares) 335 hectares
Population 1,535
Male Population 794
Female Population 741
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Golhana compares

By the 2011 count Golhana is the 11th largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,381 residents. Its 335 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Golhana

Golhana is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Golhana as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Derwa, Dulhi, Dumri and Gareriadih. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Golhana

As per the Census of India 2011, Golhana village had a population of 1,535. That makes it the 11th largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,381 residents.

Golhana village has 794 males and 741 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Golhana has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Golhana is 822101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Golhana covers 335 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Golhana falls under Padwa tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Golhana 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 village for Golhana.

Golhana is in Padwa tehsil of Palamu district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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