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About Golana Village

Golana is a large village in Khanpur tehsil, in the district of Jhalawar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,667, made up of 1,369 males and 1,298 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1750.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 326038, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Golana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Golana village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jhalawar
Tehsil Khanpur
Pincode 326038
Area (hectares) 1750.27 hectares
Population 2,667
Male Population 1,369
Female Population 1,298
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Golana compares

By the 2011 count Golana is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 828 residents. Its 1750.27 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Golana

Golana is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Golana as Available within village. 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 Golana from other places

Golana lies about 20 km from Jhalawar, and the nearest railway station is Jhalarapatan, about 22 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 Golana
Tehsil headquarters Khanpur 7.5 km
District headquarters Jhalawar 20 km
Nearest town Jhālāwār 20 km
Nearest railway station Jhalarapatan 22 km

Villages closest to Golana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Golana village had a population of 2,667. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 828 residents.

Golana village has 1,369 males and 1,298 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Golana has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Golana is 326038. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Golana covers 1750.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Golana falls under Khanpur tehsil of Jhalawar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Golana is Jhalarapatan, about 22 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Golana.

Golana is about 20 km from Jhalawar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Golana is in Khanpur tehsil of Jhalawar district. Khanpur is about 7.5 km away. Jhalawar is about 20 km away. Jhālāwār is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Doonda (1.9 km), Lakha Kheri (2.0 km) and Gugalheri (2.4 km).

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

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