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About Golpa Village

Golpa is a mid sized village in Pandu tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 784, made up of 419 males and 365 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 871 females per 1000 males. The village covers 241.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 812124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Golpa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Golpa village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Palamu
Tehsil Pandu
Pincode 812124
Area (hectares) 241.55 hectares
Population 784
Male Population 419
Female Population 365
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 871
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Golpa compares

By the 2011 count Golpa is the 33rd largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,331 residents. Its 241.55 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Golpa

Golpa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Golpa as Available within 5 - 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dala Kalan, Dala Khurd, Darua and Dhachabar. 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 Golpa

As per the Census of India 2011, Golpa village had a population of 784. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,331 residents.

Golpa village has 419 males and 365 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Golpa has about 871 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Golpa is 812124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Golpa covers 241.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Golpa falls under Pandu tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Golpa notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Golpa is in Pandu tehsil of Palamu 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 Golpa today is likely to be higher.

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