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About Gol Village

Gol is a mid sized village in Babai tehsil, in the district of Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,040, made up of 540 males and 500 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 294.16 hectares hectares.

Gol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gol village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Hoshangabad
Tehsil Babai
Area (hectares) 294.16 hectares
Population 1,040
Male Population 540
Female Population 500
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gol compares

By the 2011 count Gol is the 41st largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,121 residents. Its 294.16 hectares work out to about 3.5 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 915.

Getting to Gol

Gol is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gol as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Gol from other places

Gol lies about 36 km from Hoshangabad, and the nearest railway station is Guramkhedi, about 5.1 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 Gol
Nearest railway station Guramkhedi 5.1 km
Nearest town Sohāgpur 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Babai 14 km
District headquarters Hoshangabad 36 km

Villages closest to Gol

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gol village had a population of 1,040. That makes it the 41st largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,121 residents.

Gol village has 540 males and 500 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gol has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

Gol covers 294.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gol falls under Babai tehsil of Hoshangabad district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gol is Guramkhedi, about 5.1 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 <5 km distance for Gol.

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

Gol is in Babai tehsil of Hoshangabad district. Guramkhedi is about 5.1 km away. Sohāgpur is about 13 km away. Babai is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baharpur (1.7 km), Shivpur (3.0 km) and Silari Kalan (3.5 km).

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

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