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About Golpur Village

Golpur is a mid sized village in Masalia tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 839, made up of 421 males and 418 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 334.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Golpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Golpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Masalia
Pincode 814146
Area (hectares) 334.39 hectares
Population 839
Male Population 421
Female Population 418
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Golpur compares

By the 2011 count Golpur is the 28th largest of the 265 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 434 residents. Its 334.39 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Golpur

Golpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Golpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Golpur from other places

Golpur lies about 30 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Basukinath Railway Station, 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 Golpur
Nearest railway station Basukinath Railway Station 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Masalia 30 km
District headquarters Dumka 30 km

Villages closest to Golpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Golpur village had a population of 839. That makes it the 28th largest of the 265 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 434 residents.

Golpur village has 421 males and 418 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Golpur has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Golpur is 814146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Golpur covers 334.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Golpur falls under Masalia tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Golpur is Basukinath Railway Station, about 21 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 <5 km distance for Golpur.

Golpur is about 30 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Golpur is in Masalia tehsil of Dumka district. Basukinath Railway Station is about 21 km away. Masalia is about 30 km away. Dumka is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bedia (1.5 km), Bedia Chak (1.5 km) and Bedia Saontali (1.5 km).

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

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