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About Gohalbari Village

Gohalbari is a small village in Pathna tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 182, made up of 94 males and 88 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 142 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gohalbari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gohalbari village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Pathna
Pincode 816119
Area (hectares) 142 hectares
Population 182
Male Population 94
Female Population 88
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gohalbari compares

By the 2011 count Gohalbari is the 79th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 615 residents. Its 142 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1030.

Getting to Gohalbari

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

How far is Gohalbari from other places

Gohalbari lies about 56 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Gumani, about 12 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 Gohalbari
Nearest railway station Gumani 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Pathna 12 km
Nearest town Pakur 18 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 56 km

Villages closest to Gohalbari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gohalbari village had a population of 182. That makes it the 79th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 615 residents.

Gohalbari village has 94 males and 88 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gohalbari has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1030.

The pincode recorded for Gohalbari is 816119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gohalbari covers 142 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gohalbari falls under Pathna tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gohalbari is Gumani, about 12 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gohalbari.

Gohalbari is about 56 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gohalbari is in Pathna tehsil of Sahibganj district. Gumani is about 12 km away. Pathna is about 12 km away. Pakur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kundi (under 2 km), Lakrapahari (under 2 km) and Kusumjharna (under 2 km).

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

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