About Golpur Village

Golpur is a mid sized village in Pakuria tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 688, made up of 354 males and 334 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 372 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Golpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Golpur village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Pakur
Tehsil	Pakuria
Pincode	816117
Area (hectares)	372 hectares
Population	688
Male Population	354
Female Population	334
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	944
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Golpur compares

By the 2011 count Golpur is the 56th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 742 residents. Its 372 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Golpur

Golpur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Golpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 45 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Pinargaria, about 6.9 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
Tehsil headquarters	Pakuria	6.9 km
Nearest railway station	Pinargaria	6.9 km
Nearest town	Rampur Hat	17 km
District headquarters	Pakur	45 km

Villages closest to Golpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Golpur village had a population of 688. That makes it the 56th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 742 residents.

Golpur village has 354 males and 334 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Golpur has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1017.

The pincode recorded for Golpur is 816117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Golpur covers 372 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Golpur falls under Pakuria tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Golpur is Pinargaria, about 6.9 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 10+ km distance for Golpur.

Golpur is about 45 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Golpur is in Pakuria tehsil of Pakur district. Pakuria is about 6.9 km away. Pinargaria is about 6.9 km away. Rampur Hat is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.