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About Gol Village

Gol is a mid sized village in Baraily tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 711, made up of 377 males and 334 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 338.16 hectares hectares.

Gol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gol village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Baraily
Area (hectares) 338.16 hectares
Population 711
Male Population 377
Female Population 334
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 886
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gol compares

By the 2011 count Gol is the 57th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 975 residents. Its 338.16 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 895.

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 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Gol from other places

Gol lies about 60 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Pipariya, about 28 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
Tehsil headquarters Baraily 4.2 km
Nearest town Bareli 4.2 km
Nearest railway station Pipariya 28 km
District headquarters Raisen 60 km

Villages closest to Gol

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baraily 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 711. That makes it the 57th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 975 residents.

Gol village has 377 males and 334 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gol has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 895.

Gol covers 338.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gol falls under Baraily tehsil of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gol is Pipariya, about 28 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 village for Gol.

Gol is about 60 km from Raisen in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gol is in Baraily tehsil of Raisen district. Baraily is about 4.2 km away. Bareli is about 4.2 km away. Pipariya is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bamanwada (under 2 km), Kanhaiyapar (under 2 km) and Lanjhi (under 2 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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