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About Goikela Village

Goikela is a mid sized village in Kegaon tehsil, in the district of Kalahandi, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 712, made up of 361 males and 351 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 321 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 766036, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Goikela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Goikela village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kalahandi
Tehsil Kegaon
Pincode 766036
Area (hectares) 321 hectares
Population 712
Male Population 361
Female Population 351
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
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 Goikela compares

By the 2011 count Goikela is the 60th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 964 residents. Its 321 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 1005.

Getting to Goikela

Goikela is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Goikela 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 Donga Pakhan, Dudhel, Dumuria and Gandbasa. 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 Goikela

As per the Census of India 2011, Goikela village had a population of 712. That makes it the 60th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 964 residents.

Goikela village has 361 males and 351 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Goikela has about 972 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 1005.

The pincode recorded for Goikela is 766036. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Goikela covers 321 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Goikela falls under Kegaon tehsil of Kalahandi district in Odisha.

The census record for Goikela 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 Goikela.

Goikela is in Kegaon tehsil of Kalahandi 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 Goikela today is likely to be higher.

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