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About Golakpur Village

Golakpur is a mid sized village in Kako tehsil, in the district of Jehanabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 861, made up of 435 males and 426 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 804417, 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 Kako
Pincode 804417
Area (hectares) 63 hectares
Population 861
Male Population 435
Female Population 426
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Golakpur compares

By the 2011 count Golakpur is the 61st largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,891 residents. Its 63 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Golakpur

Golakpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Golakpur 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 <5 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 9.5 km from Jehanabad, and the nearest railway station is Mai, about 8.7 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
Tehsil headquarters Kako 5.4 km
Nearest railway station Mai 8.7 km
District headquarters Jehanabad 9.5 km
Nearest town Jahānābād 9.5 km

Villages closest to Golakpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kako 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 861. That makes it the 61st largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,891 residents.

Golakpur village has 435 males and 426 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Golakpur has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 928.

The pincode recorded for Golakpur is 804417. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Golakpur covers 63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Golakpur falls under Kako tehsil of Jehanabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Golakpur is Mai, about 8.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Golakpur.

Golakpur is about 9.5 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 Kako tehsil of Jehanabad district. Kako is about 5.4 km away. Mai is about 8.7 km away. Jehanabad is about 9.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Qazi Sarai (under 2 km), Ibrahimpur (under 2 km) and Sulemanpur (under 2 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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