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About Golra Village

Golra is a mid sized village in Mukerian tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 657, made up of 331 males and 326 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 102 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Golra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Golra village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Mukerian
Pincode 144214
Area (hectares) 102 hectares
Population 657
Male Population 331
Female Population 326
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
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 Golra compares

By the 2011 count Golra is the 149th largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 908 residents. Its 102 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Golra

The census records public bus service for Golra 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 Golra from other places

Golra lies about 55 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Mukerian, about 3.0 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 Golra
Nearest railway station Mukerian 3.0 km
Nearest town Mukeriān 3.5 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 55 km

Villages closest to Golra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Golra village had a population of 657. That makes it the 149th largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 908 residents.

Golra village has 331 males and 326 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Golra has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Golra is 144214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Golra covers 102 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Golra falls under Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Golra is Mukerian, about 3.0 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 Golra.

Golra is about 55 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Golra is in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Mukerian is about 3.0 km away. Mukeriān is about 3.5 km away. Hoshiarpur is about 55 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghalian (under 2 km), Kalas (under 2 km) and Abdullapur (under 2 km).

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

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