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About Golhapara Village

Golhapara is a mid sized village in Lormi tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 824, made up of 399 males and 425 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,065 females per 1000 males. The village covers 161.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Golhapara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Golhapara village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Lormi
Pincode 495115
Area (hectares) 161.92 hectares
Population 824
Male Population 399
Female Population 425
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,065
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Golhapara compares

By the 2011 count Golhapara is the 138th largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents. Its 161.92 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Golhapara

Golhapara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Golhapara as Available. 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 Golhapara from other places

Golhapara lies about 65 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Salkaroad, about 49 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 Golhapara
Tehsil headquarters Lormi 16 km
Nearest town Mungeli 24 km
Nearest railway station Salkaroad 49 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 65 km

Villages closest to Golhapara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Golhapara village had a population of 824. That makes it the 138th largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents.

Golhapara village has 399 males and 425 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Golhapara has about 1065 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Golhapara is 495115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Golhapara covers 161.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Golhapara falls under Lormi tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Golhapara is Salkaroad, about 49 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Golhapara.

Golhapara is about 65 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Golhapara is in Lormi tehsil of Bilaspur district. Lormi is about 16 km away. Mungeli is about 24 km away. Salkaroad is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Meghapara (under 2 km), Ghatholi (under 2 km) and Chilphi (under 2 km).

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

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