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About Gohla Village

Gohla is a small village in Pathankot tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 251, made up of 142 males and 109 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 768 females per 1000 males. The village covers 154 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 405026, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gohla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gohla village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Pathankot
Pincode 405026
Area (hectares) 154 hectares
Population 251
Male Population 142
Female Population 109
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 768
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gohla compares

By the 2011 count Gohla is the 281st largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 154 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Gohla

Gohla is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gohla as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Gohla from other places

Gohla lies about 32 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Budhi, about 15 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 Gohla
Nearest railway station Budhi 15 km
Nearest town Kathua 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Pathankot 28 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 32 km

Villages closest to Gohla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gohla village had a population of 251. That makes it the 281st largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Gohla village has 142 males and 109 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gohla has about 768 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Gohla is 405026. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gohla covers 154 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gohla falls under Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Gohla is Budhi, about 15 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gohla.

Gohla is about 32 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gohla is in Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Budhi is about 15 km away. Kathua is about 16 km away. Pathankot is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kotli Jawahar (under 2 km), Khojki Chak (under 2 km) and Sarota (under 2 km).

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

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