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About Golbhan Village

Golbhan is a mid sized village in Shahapur tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 512, made up of 250 males and 262 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,048 females per 1000 males. The village covers 245.28 hectares hectares.

Golbhan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Golbhan village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Shahapur
Area (hectares) 245.28 hectares
Population 512
Male Population 250
Female Population 262
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,048
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Golbhan compares

By the 2011 count Golbhan is the 175th largest of the 213 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,111 residents. Its 245.28 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Golbhan

Golbhan is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Golbhan as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Golbhan from other places

Golbhan lies about 64 km from Thane, and the nearest railway station is Khardi, about 2.0 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 Golbhan
Nearest railway station Khardi 2.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahapur 18 km
Nearest town Igatpuri 20 km
District headquarters Thane 64 km

Villages closest to Golbhan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Golbhan village had a population of 512. That makes it the 175th largest of the 213 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,111 residents.

Golbhan village has 250 males and 262 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Golbhan has about 1048 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 970.

Golbhan covers 245.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Golbhan falls under Shahapur tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Golbhan is Khardi, about 2.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Golbhan.

Golbhan is about 64 km from Thane in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Golbhan is in Shahapur tehsil of Thane district. Khardi is about 2.0 km away. Shahapur is about 18 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 Khardi (1.9 km), Kharid (1.9 km) and Dalkhan (2.6 km).

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

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