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About Goalpara Village

Goalpara is one of the larger villages in Chhatapur tehsil, in the district of Supaul, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,112, made up of 3,212 males and 2,900 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1138 hectares hectares.

Goalpara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Goalpara village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Supaul
Tehsil Chhatapur
Area (hectares) 1138 hectares
Population 6,112
Male Population 3,212
Female Population 2,900
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 903
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Goalpara compares

By the 2011 count Goalpara is the 18th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 4,629 residents. Its 1138 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 922.

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 5 - 10 km distance. 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 50 km from Supaul, and the nearest railway station is Narpatganj, about 21 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
Tehsil headquarters Chhatapur 12 km
Nearest town Chhātāpur 12 km
Nearest railway station Narpatganj 21 km
District headquarters Supaul 50 km

Villages closest to Goalpara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chhatapur 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 6,112. That makes it the 18th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,629 residents.

Goalpara village has 3,212 males and 2,900 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Goalpara has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 922.

Goalpara covers 1138 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Goalpara falls under Chhatapur tehsil of Supaul district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Goalpara is Narpatganj, about 21 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Goalpara.

Goalpara is about 50 km from Supaul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Goalpara is in Chhatapur tehsil of Supaul district. Chhatapur is about 12 km away. Chhātāpur is about 12 km away. Narpatganj is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhawanipur (under 2 km), Mahammadganj (under 2 km) and Ratan Sar (under 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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