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About Golian Village

Golian is a mid sized village in Garhshankar tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,396, made up of 739 males and 657 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 131 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144528, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Golian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Golian village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Garhshankar
Pincode 144528
Area (hectares) 131 hectares
Population 1,396
Male Population 739
Female Population 657
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Golian compares

By the 2011 count Golian is the 58th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 131 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Golian

The census records public bus service for Golian 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Golian from other places

Golian lies about 38 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Satnaur Badesron, about 2.1 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 Golian
Nearest railway station Satnaur Badesron 2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Garhshankar 4.0 km
Nearest town Banga 13 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 38 km

Villages closest to Golian

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 Golian

As per the Census of India 2011, Golian village had a population of 1,396. That makes it the 58th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Golian village has 739 males and 657 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Golian has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Golian is 144528. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Golian covers 131 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Golian falls under Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Golian is Satnaur Badesron, about 2.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Golian is about 38 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Golian is in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Satnaur Badesron is about 2.1 km away. Garhshankar is about 4.0 km away. Banga is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhajjal (under 2 km), Badesron (1.6 km) and Kalewal (1.9 km).

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

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