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About Golgaon Village

Golgaon is a mid sized village in Seoni Malwa tehsil, in the district of Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 930, made up of 493 males and 437 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 497.41 hectares hectares.

Golgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Golgaon village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Hoshangabad
Tehsil Seoni Malwa
Area (hectares) 497.41 hectares
Population 930
Male Population 493
Female Population 437
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 886
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 Golgaon compares

By the 2011 count Golgaon is the 66th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 894 residents. Its 497.41 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Golgaon

Golgaon is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Golgaon 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 Golgaon from other places

Golgaon lies about 48 km from Hoshangabad, and the nearest railway station is Pagdhal, about 5.5 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 Golgaon
Nearest railway station Pagdhal 5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Seoni Malwa 10 km
Nearest town Seoni Mālwa 10 km
District headquarters Hoshangabad 48 km

Villages closest to Golgaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Seoni Malwa 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 Golgaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Golgaon village had a population of 930. That makes it the 66th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 894 residents.

Golgaon village has 493 males and 437 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Golgaon has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 915.

Golgaon covers 497.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Golgaon falls under Seoni Malwa tehsil of Hoshangabad district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Golgaon is Pagdhal, about 5.5 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 Golgaon.

Golgaon is about 48 km from Hoshangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Golgaon is in Seoni Malwa tehsil of Hoshangabad district. Pagdhal is about 5.5 km away. Seoni Malwa is about 10 km away. Seoni Mālwa is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nirkhi (2.8 km), Choukigawan (3.4 km) and Bisoni Kalan (4.2 km).

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

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