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About Golakpur Village

Golakpur is one of the larger villages in Ghoshi tehsil, in the district of Jehanabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,122, made up of 4,222 males and 3,900 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 603 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 804422, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Golakpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Golakpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jehanabad
Tehsil Ghoshi
Pincode 804422
Area (hectares) 603 hectares
Population 8,122
Male Population 4,222
Female Population 3,900
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
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 Golakpur compares

By the 2011 count Golakpur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,163 residents. Its 603 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Golakpur

Golakpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Golakpur 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 Golakpur from other places

Golakpur lies about 5.7 km from Jehanabad, and the nearest railway station is Karona, about 1.6 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 Golakpur
Nearest railway station Karona 1.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghoshi 5.7 km
District headquarters Jehanabad 5.7 km
Nearest town Jahānābād 5.7 km

Villages closest to Golakpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Golakpur village had a population of 8,122. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,163 residents.

Golakpur village has 4,222 males and 3,900 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Golakpur has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Golakpur is 804422. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Golakpur covers 603 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Golakpur falls under Ghoshi tehsil of Jehanabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Golakpur is Karona, about 1.6 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 Golakpur.

Golakpur is about 5.7 km from Jehanabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Golakpur is in Ghoshi tehsil of Jehanabad district. Karona is about 1.6 km away. Ghoshi is about 5.7 km away. Jehanabad is about 5.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Babhanpura (5.9 km), Nagwan (6.4 km) and Lodipur (8.0 km).

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

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