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About Goslan Village

Goslan is a small village in Kharar tehsil, in the district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 411, made up of 225 males and 186 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 827 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Goslan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Goslan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar
Tehsil Kharar
Pincode 140103
Area (hectares) 81 hectares
Population 411
Male Population 225
Female Population 186
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 827
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 Goslan compares

By the 2011 count Goslan is the 140th largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 923 residents. Its 81 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 875.

Getting to Goslan

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

Goslan lies about 21 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Kurali, about 2.4 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 Goslan
Nearest railway station Kurali 2.4 km
Nearest town Kūrāli 2.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Kharar 11 km
District headquarters Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar 21 km

Villages closest to Goslan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Goslan village had a population of 411. That makes it the 140th largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 923 residents.

Goslan village has 225 males and 186 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Goslan has about 827 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 875.

The pincode recorded for Goslan is 140103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Goslan covers 81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Goslan falls under Kharar tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Goslan is Kurali, about 2.4 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 Goslan.

Goslan is about 21 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Goslan is in Kharar tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district. Kurali is about 2.4 km away. Kūrāli is about 2.5 km away. Kharar is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Singhpur (under 2 km), Singhpura (under 2 km) and Chatauli (under 2 km).

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

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