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About Goran Village

Goran is a mid sized village in Dhanaulti tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 578, made up of 290 males and 288 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 61.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249180, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Goran Overview

Census 2011 figures for Goran village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Dhanaulti
Pincode 249180
Area (hectares) 61.29 hectares
Population 578
Male Population 290
Female Population 288
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Goran compares

By the 2011 count Goran is the 27th largest of the 254 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 286 residents. Its 61.29 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Goran

Goran is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Goran as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Goran from other places

Goran lies about 27 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 25 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 Goran
Tehsil headquarters Dhanaulti 5.8 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 14 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 25 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 27 km

Villages closest to Goran

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Goran village had a population of 578. That makes it the 27th largest of the 254 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 286 residents.

Goran village has 290 males and 288 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Goran has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Goran is 249180. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Goran covers 61.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Goran falls under Dhanaulti tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Goran is Dehradun, about 25 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Goran.

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

Goran is in Dhanaulti tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Dhanaulti is about 5.8 km away. Mussoorie is about 14 km away. Dehradun is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Syalsi (under 2 km), Bhaim (under 2 km) and Dangala (under 2 km).

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

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