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About Golkunda Village

Golkunda is a small village in Sundarpahari tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 161, made up of 75 males and 86 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,147 females per 1000 males. The village covers 274.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816156, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Golkunda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Golkunda village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Sundarpahari
Pincode 816156
Area (hectares) 274.37 hectares
Population 161
Male Population 75
Female Population 86
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,147
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 Golkunda compares

By the 2011 count Golkunda is the 107th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 300 residents. Its 274.37 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1023.

Getting to Golkunda

Golkunda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Golkunda 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. The nearest villages by name are Gelago, Ghaghri, Ghatiari and Ghorabali. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Golkunda

As per the Census of India 2011, Golkunda village had a population of 161. That makes it the 107th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 300 residents.

Golkunda village has 75 males and 86 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Golkunda has about 1147 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1023.

The pincode recorded for Golkunda is 816156. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Golkunda covers 274.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Golkunda falls under Sundarpahari tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Golkunda notes the nearest railway station 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 Golkunda.

Golkunda is in Sundarpahari tehsil of Godda district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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