About Gohir Village

Gohir is a mid sized village in Nakodar tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,888, made up of 983 males and 905 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 340 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144630, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gohir Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gohir village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Jalandhar
Tehsil	Nakodar
Pincode	144630
Area (hectares)	340 hectares
Population	1,888
Male Population	983
Female Population	905
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	921
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gohir compares

By the 2011 count Gohir is the 25th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents. Its 340 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Gohir

Gohir is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gohir 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gohir from other places

Gohir lies about 18 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Shankar, about 5.2 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 Gohir
Nearest railway station	Shankar	5.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nakodar	6.0 km
District headquarters	Jalandhar	18 km

Villages closest to Gohir

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

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Common questions about Gohir

As per the Census of India 2011, Gohir village had a population of 1,888. That makes it the 25th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents.

Gohir village has 983 males and 905 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gohir has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Gohir is 144630. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gohir covers 340 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gohir falls under Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Gohir is Shankar, about 5.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Gohir.

Gohir is about 18 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gohir is in Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district. Shankar is about 5.2 km away. Nakodar is about 6.0 km away. Jalandhar is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.