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About Goliya Village

Goliya is a mid sized village in Siwana tehsil, in the district of Barmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 817, made up of 439 males and 378 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 861 females per 1000 males. The village covers 327.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 344044, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Goliya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Goliya village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Barmer
Tehsil Siwana
Pincode 344044
Area (hectares) 327.78 hectares
Population 817
Male Population 439
Female Population 378
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 861
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Goliya compares

By the 2011 count Goliya is the 100th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,129 residents. Its 327.78 hectares work out to about 2.5 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 914.

Getting to Goliya

Goliya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Goliya as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Goliya from other places

Goliya lies about 102 km from Barmer, and the nearest railway station is Mokalsar, about 13 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 Goliya
Tehsil headquarters Siwana 6.5 km
Nearest town Siwāna 6.5 km
Nearest railway station Mokalsar 13 km
District headquarters Barmer 102 km

Villages closest to Goliya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Goliya village had a population of 817. That makes it the 100th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,129 residents.

Goliya village has 439 males and 378 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Goliya has about 861 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 914.

The pincode recorded for Goliya is 344044. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Goliya covers 327.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Goliya falls under Siwana tehsil of Barmer district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Goliya is Mokalsar, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Goliya.

Goliya is about 102 km from Barmer in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Goliya is in Siwana tehsil of Barmer district. Siwana is about 6.5 km away. Siwāna is about 6.5 km away. Mokalsar 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 Umsar (under 2 km), Peeploon (under 2 km) and Siwana (6.5 km).

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

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