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About Goom Village

Goom is a small village in Pati tehsil, in the district of Champawat, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 496, made up of 252 males and 244 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 344.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262580, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Goom Overview

Census 2011 figures for Goom village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Champawat
Tehsil Pati
Pincode 262580
Area (hectares) 344.42 hectares
Population 496
Male Population 252
Female Population 244
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
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 Goom compares

By the 2011 count Goom is the 31st largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 323 residents. Its 344.42 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Goom

Goom is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Goom 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. The nearest villages by name are Geeju Baswan, Ghahtora, Ghigharukot and Golana Seri. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Goom

As per the Census of India 2011, Goom village had a population of 496. That makes it the 31st largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 323 residents.

Goom village has 252 males and 244 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Goom has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Goom is 262580. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Goom covers 344.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Goom falls under Pati tehsil of Champawat district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Goom notes the nearest railway station 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 Goom.

Goom is in Pati tehsil of Champawat district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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