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About Gohan Village

Gohan is a mid sized village in Hatod tehsil, in the district of Indore, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,155, made up of 574 males and 581 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. The village covers 639.87 hectares hectares.

Gohan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gohan village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Indore
Tehsil Hatod
Area (hectares) 639.87 hectares
Population 1,155
Male Population 574
Female Population 581
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,012
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gohan compares

By the 2011 count Gohan is the 25th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,206 residents. Its 639.87 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Gohan

Gohan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gohan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Gohan from other places

Gohan lies about 20 km from Indore, and the nearest railway station is Gandhi Nagar, about 16 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 Gohan
Tehsil headquarters Hatod 11 km
Nearest railway station Gandhi Nagar 16 km
Nearest town Pithampur 18 km
District headquarters Indore 20 km

Villages closest to Gohan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gohan village had a population of 1,155. That makes it the 25th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,206 residents.

Gohan village has 574 males and 581 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gohan has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

Gohan covers 639.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gohan falls under Hatod tehsil of Indore district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gohan is Gandhi Nagar, about 16 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gohan.

Gohan is about 20 km from Indore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gohan is in Hatod tehsil of Indore district. Hatod is about 11 km away. Gandhi Nagar is about 16 km away. Pithampur 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 Dansari (under 2 km), Karadiya (1.9 km) and Badodiya (3.5 km).

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

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