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About Gol Village

Gol is a small village in Pathankot tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 71, made up of 35 males and 36 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,029 females per 1000 males. The village covers 184 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 145026, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gol village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Pathankot
Pincode 145026
Area (hectares) 184 hectares
Population 71
Male Population 35
Female Population 36
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,029
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gol compares

By the 2011 count Gol is the 310th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 184 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Gol

Gol is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gol as Available within village. 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 Gol from other places

Gol lies about 39 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Sujanpur, about 4.3 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 Gol
Tehsil headquarters Pathankot 4.2 km
Nearest town Pathānkot 4.2 km
Nearest railway station Sujanpur 4.3 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 39 km

Villages closest to Gol

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 Gol

As per the Census of India 2011, Gol village had a population of 71. That makes it the 310th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Gol village has 35 males and 36 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gol has about 1029 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Gol is 145026. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gol covers 184 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gol falls under Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Gol is Sujanpur, about 4.3 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 village for Gol.

Gol is about 39 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gol is in Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Pathankot is about 4.2 km away. Pathānkot is about 4.2 km away. Sujanpur is about 4.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Phangoli (under 2 km), Chak Madho Singh (under 2 km) and Gosainpur (under 2 km).

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

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