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About Gohera Village

Gohera is a mid sized village in Goilkera tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 922, made up of 464 males and 458 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 572.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gohera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gohera village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Goilkera
Pincode 833103
Area (hectares) 572.92 hectares
Population 922
Male Population 464
Female Population 458
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gohera compares

By the 2011 count Gohera is the 30th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 698 residents. Its 572.92 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Gohera

Gohera is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gohera as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gohera from other places

Gohera lies about 36 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Mahadevsal, about 5.9 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 Gohera
Nearest railway station Mahadevsal 5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Goilkera 9.9 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 36 km
Nearest town Chakradharpur 38 km

Villages closest to Gohera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gohera village had a population of 922. That makes it the 30th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 698 residents.

Gohera village has 464 males and 458 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gohera has about 987 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 1008.

The pincode recorded for Gohera is 833103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gohera covers 572.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gohera falls under Goilkera tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gohera is Mahadevsal, about 5.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gohera.

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

Gohera is in Goilkera tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Mahadevsal is about 5.9 km away. Goilkera is about 9.9 km away. Pashchimi Singhbhum is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kumdih (under 2 km), Mendisoya (2.3 km) and Komang (2.5 km).

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

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