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About Goalgaon Village

Goalgaon is a small village in Selsella tehsil, in the district of West Garo Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 223, made up of 112 males and 111 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 794104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Goalgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Goalgaon village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District West Garo Hills
Tehsil Selsella
Pincode 794104
Population 223
Male Population 112
Female Population 111
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Goalgaon compares

By the 2011 count Goalgaon is the 204th largest of the 331 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 512 residents. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Goalgaon

Goalgaon is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Goalgaon as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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. The nearest villages by name are Ghatgre, Ghulipara, Gimbidua and Gimbil Ading. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Goalgaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Goalgaon village had a population of 223. That makes it the 204th largest of the 331 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 512 residents.

Goalgaon village has 112 males and 111 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Goalgaon has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Goalgaon is 794104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Goalgaon falls under Selsella tehsil of West Garo Hills district in Meghalaya.

The census record for Goalgaon notes the nearest railway station 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 5 - 10 km distance for Goalgaon.

Goalgaon is in Selsella tehsil of West Garo Hills district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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