About Gohka Village

Gohka is a large village in Machhlishahr tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,166, made up of 1,055 males and 1,111 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,053 females per 1000 males. The village covers 260.01 hectares hectares.

Gohka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gohka village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Jaunpur
Tehsil	Machhlishahr
Area (hectares)	260.01 hectares
Population	2,166
Male Population	1,055
Female Population	1,111
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,053
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available
Nearest Railway Station	Available

How Gohka compares

By the 2011 count Gohka is the 93rd largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents. Its 260.01 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1061.

Getting to Gohka

Gohka 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 Gohka as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gohka from other places

Gohka lies about 27 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Mariahu, about 15 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 Gohka
Tehsil headquarters	Machhlishahr	7.4 km
Nearest town	Machhlīshahr	7.4 km
Nearest railway station	Mariahu	15 km
District headquarters	Jaunpur	27 km

Villages closest to Gohka

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

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Common questions about Gohka

As per the Census of India 2011, Gohka village had a population of 2,166. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents.

Gohka village has 1,055 males and 1,111 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gohka has about 1053 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1061.

Gohka covers 260.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gohka falls under Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gohka is Mariahu, about 15 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available for Gohka.

Gohka is about 27 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gohka is in Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district. Machhlishahr is about 7.4 km away. Machhlīshahr is about 7.4 km away. Mariahu is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.