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About Gohalwarh Village

Gohalwarh is a large village in Tarn Taran tehsil, in the district of Tarn Taran, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,102, made up of 1,628 males and 1,474 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 435 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143002, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gohalwarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gohalwarh village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Tarn Taran
Tehsil Tarn Taran
Pincode 143002
Area (hectares) 435 hectares
Population 3,102
Male Population 1,628
Female Population 1,474
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Gohalwarh compares

By the 2011 count Gohalwarh is the 33rd largest of the 188 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,215 residents. Its 435 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Gohalwarh

Gohalwarh is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Gohalwarh 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gohalwarh from other places

Gohalwarh lies about 8.1 km from Tarn Taran, and the nearest railway station is Gohlwar Varpal, about under 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 Gohalwarh
Nearest railway station Gohlwar Varpal under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Tarn Taran 8.1 km

Villages closest to Gohalwarh

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tarn Taran 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 Gohalwarh

As per the Census of India 2011, Gohalwarh village had a population of 3,102. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 188 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,215 residents.

Gohalwarh village has 1,628 males and 1,474 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gohalwarh has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Gohalwarh is 143002. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gohalwarh covers 435 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gohalwarh falls under Tarn Taran tehsil of Tarn Taran district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Gohalwarh is Gohlwar Varpal, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Gohalwarh is about 8.1 km from Tarn Taran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gohalwarh is in Tarn Taran tehsil of Tarn Taran district. Gohlwar Varpal is about under 2 km away. Tarn Taran is about 8.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kotli (2.0 km), Doburji (2.4 km) and Rataul (2.6 km).

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

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