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About Gola Village

Gola is one of the larger villages in Aland tehsil, in the district of Gulbarga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,275, made up of 2,736 males and 2,539 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2591.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gola village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Gulbarga
Tehsil Aland
Pincode 585312
Area (hectares) 2591.01 hectares
Population 5,275
Male Population 2,736
Female Population 2,539
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Gola compares

By the 2011 count Gola is the 9th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,266 residents. Its 2591.01 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Gola

Gola is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Gola 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gola from other places

Gola lies about 37 km from Gulbarga, and the nearest railway station is Ganagapur Road, about 23 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 Gola
Tehsil headquarters Aland 2.2 km
Nearest railway station Ganagapur Road 23 km
District headquarters Gulbarga 37 km

Villages closest to Gola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gola village had a population of 5,275. That makes it the 9th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,266 residents.

Gola village has 2,736 males and 2,539 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gola has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Gola is 585312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gola covers 2591.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gola falls under Aland tehsil of Gulbarga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Gola is Ganagapur Road, about 23 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Gola.

Gola is about 37 km from Gulbarga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gola is in Aland tehsil of Gulbarga district. Aland is about 2.2 km away. Ganagapur Road is about 23 km away. Gulbarga is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Aland (2.2 km), Kodalhangerga (4.6 km) and Shakhapur (5.0 km).

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

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