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About Gohara Village

Gohara is a mid sized village in Baihar tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 890, made up of 433 males and 457 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,055 females per 1000 males. The village covers 688.05 hectares hectares.

Gohara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gohara village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Baihar
Area (hectares) 688.05 hectares
Population 890
Male Population 433
Female Population 457
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,055
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gohara compares

By the 2011 count Gohara is the 91st largest of the 284 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 763 residents. Its 688.05 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1032.

Getting to Gohara

Gohara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gohara 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gohara from other places

Gohara lies about 46 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Dhapewara, about 42 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 Gohara
Tehsil headquarters Baihar 7.2 km
Nearest town Malajkhand 16 km
Nearest railway station Dhapewara 42 km
District headquarters Balaghat 46 km

Villages closest to Gohara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gohara village had a population of 890. That makes it the 91st largest of the 284 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 763 residents.

Gohara village has 433 males and 457 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gohara has about 1055 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1032.

Gohara covers 688.05 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.

Gohara falls under Baihar tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gohara is Dhapewara, about 42 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Gohara.

Gohara is about 46 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gohara is in Baihar tehsil of Balaghat district. Baihar is about 7.2 km away. Malajkhand is about 16 km away. Dhapewara is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dewarbeli (under 2 km), Hirapur (under 2 km) and Mendki (2.8 km).

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

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