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About Gohagaon Village

Gohagaon is a mid sized village in Risod tehsil, in the district of Washim, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,838, made up of 948 males and 890 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 872.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 444506, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gohagaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gohagaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Washim
Tehsil Risod
Pincode 444506
Area (hectares) 872.65 hectares
Population 1,838
Male Population 948
Female Population 890
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gohagaon compares

By the 2011 count Gohagaon is the 38th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents. Its 872.65 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Gohagaon

Gohagaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gohagaon 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gohagaon from other places

Gohagaon lies about 41 km from Washim, and the nearest railway station is Jaulka, about 34 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 Gohagaon
Nearest town Mehkar 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Risod 27 km
Nearest railway station Jaulka 34 km
District headquarters Washim 41 km

Villages closest to Gohagaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gohagaon village had a population of 1,838. That makes it the 38th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents.

Gohagaon village has 948 males and 890 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gohagaon has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Gohagaon is 444506. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gohagaon covers 872.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gohagaon falls under Risod tehsil of Washim district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Gohagaon is Jaulka, about 34 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 10+ km distance for Gohagaon.

Gohagaon is about 41 km from Washim in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gohagaon is in Risod tehsil of Washim district. Mehkar is about 21 km away. Risod is about 27 km away. Jaulka is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pimpri Sarhad (3.6 km), Kuksa (3.9 km) and Anchal (4.8 km).

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

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