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About Gomghar Village

Gomghar is a mid sized village in Mokhada tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,527, made up of 773 males and 754 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 681 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 401604, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gomghar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gomghar village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Mokhada
Pincode 401604
Area (hectares) 681 hectares
Population 1,527
Male Population 773
Female Population 754
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gomghar compares

By the 2011 count Gomghar is the 16th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents. Its 681 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Gomghar

Gomghar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gomghar 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 Gomghar from other places

Gomghar lies about 78 km from Thane, and the nearest railway station is Umbermali, 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 Gomghar
Nearest railway station Umbermali 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Mokhada 19 km
Nearest town Igatpuri 20 km
District headquarters Thane 78 km

Villages closest to Gomghar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gomghar village had a population of 1,527. That makes it the 16th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents.

Gomghar village has 773 males and 754 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gomghar has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Gomghar is 401604. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gomghar covers 681 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gomghar falls under Mokhada tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Gomghar is Umbermali, 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gomghar.

Gomghar is about 78 km from Thane in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gomghar is in Mokhada tehsil of Thane district. Umbermali is about 16 km away. Mokhada is about 19 km away. Igatpuri is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khodala (2.5 km), Suryamal (4.2 km) and Wakadpada (4.6 km).

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

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