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About Goaltoli Village

Goaltoli is a mid sized village in Barsoi tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,346, made up of 696 males and 650 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Goaltoli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Goaltoli village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Barsoi
Pincode 855102
Area (hectares) 17 hectares
Population 1,346
Male Population 696
Female Population 650
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Goaltoli compares

By the 2011 count Goaltoli is the 82nd largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents. Its 17 hectares work out to about 79 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Goaltoli

Goaltoli is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Goaltoli as Available within 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 Goaltoli from other places

Goaltoli lies about 41 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Kachna, about 8.6 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 Goaltoli
Tehsil headquarters Barsoi 7.4 km
Nearest railway station Kachna 8.6 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 16 km
District headquarters Katihar 41 km

Villages closest to Goaltoli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Goaltoli village had a population of 1,346. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents.

Goaltoli village has 696 males and 650 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Goaltoli has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

The pincode recorded for Goaltoli is 855102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Goaltoli covers 17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 79 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Goaltoli falls under Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Goaltoli is Kachna, about 8.6 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Goaltoli.

Goaltoli is about 41 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Goaltoli is in Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district. Barsoi is about 7.4 km away. Kachna is about 8.6 km away. Rāiganj is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sorakhar (under 2 km), Shamashpur (under 2 km) and Duha (under 2 km).

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

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