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About Golara Village

Golara is a mid sized village in Koil tehsil, in the district of Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,263, made up of 675 males and 588 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 871 females per 1000 males. The village covers 363.9 hectares hectares.

Golara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Golara village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Aligarh
Tehsil Koil
Area (hectares) 363.9 hectares
Population 1,263
Male Population 675
Female Population 588
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 871
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Golara compares

By the 2011 count Golara is the 215th largest of the 357 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,099 residents. Its 363.9 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 881.

Getting to Golara

Golara is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Golara as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Golara from other places

Golara lies about 18 km from Aligarh, and the nearest railway station is Mandrak, about 8.5 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 Golara
Nearest railway station Mandrak 8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Koil 18 km
District headquarters Aligarh 18 km
Nearest town Alīgarh 18 km

Villages closest to Golara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Golara village had a population of 1,263. That makes it the 215th largest of the 357 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,099 residents.

Golara village has 675 males and 588 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Golara has about 871 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 881.

Golara covers 363.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Golara falls under Koil tehsil of Aligarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Golara is Mandrak, about 8.5 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Golara.

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

Golara is in Koil tehsil of Aligarh district. Mandrak is about 8.5 km away. Koil is about 18 km away. Aligarh is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nagla Lala (under 2 km), Nagla Bari (1.9 km) and Alampur (2.1 km).

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

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