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About Golasai Village

Golasai is a small village in Sonua tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 431, made up of 206 males and 225 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,092 females per 1000 males. The village covers 155 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Golasai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Golasai village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Sonua
Pincode 833102
Area (hectares) 155 hectares
Population 431
Male Population 206
Female Population 225
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,092
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Golasai compares

By the 2011 count Golasai is the 61st largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 780 residents. Its 155 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Golasai

Golasai is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Golasai as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Golasai from other places

Golasai lies about 13 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Lotapahar, about 4.9 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 Golasai
Nearest railway station Lotapahar 4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Sonua 7.0 km
Nearest town Chakradharpur 13 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 13 km

Villages closest to Golasai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Golasai village had a population of 431. That makes it the 61st largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 780 residents.

Golasai village has 206 males and 225 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Golasai has about 1092 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Golasai is 833102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Golasai covers 155 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Golasai falls under Sonua tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Golasai is Lotapahar, about 4.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 5 - 10 km distance for Golasai.

Golasai is about 13 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Golasai is in Sonua tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Lotapahar is about 4.9 km away. Sonua is about 7.0 km away. Chakradharpur is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Simbanda (under 2 km), Harimara (under 2 km) and Kulundu (1.9 km).

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

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