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About Goyegaon Village

Goyegaon is a mid sized village in Rajura tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 950, made up of 497 males and 453 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 489 hectares hectares.

Goyegaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Goyegaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Chandrapur
Tehsil Rajura
Area (hectares) 489 hectares
Population 950
Male Population 497
Female Population 453
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Goyegaon compares

By the 2011 count Goyegaon is the 42nd largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents. Its 489 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Goyegaon

Goyegaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Goyegaon as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Goyegaon from other places

Goyegaon lies about 19 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is New Pandarpawani, about 2.3 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 Goyegaon
Nearest railway station New Pandarpawani 2.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajura 6.9 km
Nearest town Rājūra 6.9 km
District headquarters Chandrapur 19 km

Villages closest to Goyegaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Goyegaon village had a population of 950. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents.

Goyegaon village has 497 males and 453 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Goyegaon has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 956.

Goyegaon covers 489 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.

Goyegaon falls under Rajura tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Goyegaon is New Pandarpawani, about 2.3 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 - 10 km distance for Goyegaon.

Goyegaon is about 19 km from Chandrapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Goyegaon is in Rajura tehsil of Chandrapur district. New Pandarpawani is about 2.3 km away. Rajura is about 6.9 km away. Rājūra is about 6.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Antargaon (2.2 km), Antargaon Kh (2.2 km) and Muthara (2.6 km).

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

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