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About Gogon Village

Gogon is a mid sized village in Garhshankar tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 717, made up of 359 males and 358 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 411069, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gogon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gogon village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Garhshankar
Pincode 411069
Area (hectares) 96 hectares
Population 717
Male Population 359
Female Population 358
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gogon compares

By the 2011 count Gogon is the 174th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 96 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Gogon

The census records public bus service for Gogon as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gogon from other places

Gogon lies about 20 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Mahngarwal Doaba, about 8.5 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 Gogon
Nearest railway station Mahngarwal Doaba 8.5 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 20 km
Nearest town Hoshiārpur 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Garhshankar 22 km

Villages closest to Gogon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gogon village had a population of 717. That makes it the 174th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Gogon village has 359 males and 358 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gogon has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Gogon is 411069. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gogon covers 96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gogon falls under Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Gogon is Mahngarwal Doaba, about 8.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gogon.

Gogon is about 20 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gogon is in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Mahngarwal Doaba is about 8.5 km away. Hoshiarpur is about 20 km away. Hoshiārpur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gogron (under 2 km), Bhulewal Gujran (under 2 km) and Chandeli (under 2 km).

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

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