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About Goalpara Village

Goalpara is a large village in Bihariganj tehsil, in the district of Madhepura, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,565, made up of 1,883 males and 1,682 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 245.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852219, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Goalpara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Goalpara village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Madhepura
Tehsil Bihariganj
Pincode 852219
Area (hectares) 245.1 hectares
Population 3,565
Male Population 1,883
Female Population 1,682
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Goalpara compares

By the 2011 count Goalpara is the 17th largest of the 22 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 6,043 residents. Its 245.1 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Goalpara

Goalpara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Goalpara as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Goalpara from other places

Goalpara lies about 22 km from Madhepura. 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 Goalpara
Tehsil headquarters Bihariganj 9.4 km
Nearest town Bihārīganj 9.4 km
District headquarters Madhepura 22 km

Villages closest to Goalpara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Goalpara village had a population of 3,565. That makes it the 17th largest of the 22 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,043 residents.

Goalpara village has 1,883 males and 1,682 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Goalpara has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 916.

The pincode recorded for Goalpara is 852219. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Goalpara covers 245.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Goalpara falls under Bihariganj tehsil of Madhepura district in Bihar.

The census record for Goalpara notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Goalpara.

Goalpara is about 22 km from Madhepura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Goalpara is in Bihariganj tehsil of Madhepura district. Bihariganj is about 9.4 km away. Bihārīganj is about 9.4 km away. Madhepura is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gangaura (4.6 km), Babhangawan (5.1 km) and Fatehpur (7.2 km).

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

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