About Goalpara Village

Goalpara is one of the larger villages in Gwalpara tehsil, in the district of Madhepura, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,503, made up of 3,384 males and 3,119 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 459.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852115, 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	Gwalpara
Pincode	852115
Area (hectares)	459.35 hectares
Population	6,503
Male Population	3,384
Female Population	3,119
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	922
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Goalpara compares

By the 2011 count Goalpara is the 4th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,680 residents. Its 459.35 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 931.

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 village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Goalpara from other places

Goalpara lies about 22 km from Madhepura, and the nearest railway station is Bihariganj, about 9.8 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 Goalpara
Nearest town	Bihārīganj	9.4 km
Nearest railway station	Bihariganj	9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gwalpara	22 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 Gwalpara 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.

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Common questions about Goalpara

As per the Census of India 2011, Goalpara village had a population of 6,503. That makes it the 4th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,680 residents.

Goalpara village has 3,384 males and 3,119 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Goalpara has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 931.

The pincode recorded for Goalpara is 852115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Goalpara covers 459.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Goalpara falls under Gwalpara tehsil of Madhepura district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Goalpara is Bihariganj, about 9.8 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 village 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 Gwalpara tehsil of Madhepura district. Bihārīganj is about 9.4 km away. Bihariganj is about 9.8 km away. Gwalpara is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.