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About Golani Village

Golani is a small village in Pratapnagar tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 209, made up of 107 males and 102 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 89.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249165, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Golani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Golani village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Pratapnagar
Pincode 249165
Area (hectares) 89.31 hectares
Population 209
Male Population 107
Female Population 102
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Golani compares

By the 2011 count Golani is the 113th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 504 residents. Its 89.31 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1142.

Getting to Golani

Golani is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Golani as Available within 5 - 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 Golani from other places

Golani lies about 11 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Harrawala, about 43 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 Golani
Tehsil headquarters Pratapnagar 4.8 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 11 km
Nearest town Tehri 11 km
Nearest railway station Harrawala 43 km

Villages closest to Golani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Golani village had a population of 209. That makes it the 113th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 504 residents.

Golani village has 107 males and 102 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Golani has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1142.

The pincode recorded for Golani is 249165. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Golani covers 89.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Golani falls under Pratapnagar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Golani is Harrawala, about 43 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Golani.

Golani is about 11 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Golani is in Pratapnagar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Pratapnagar is about 4.8 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 11 km away. Tehri is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bharpur (1.8 km), Bharpuria Gaon (1.8 km) and Silari (1.9 km).

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

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