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About Golmunda Village

Golmunda is a mid sized village in Sonua tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,357, made up of 697 males and 660 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 340 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Golmunda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Golmunda village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Sonua
Pincode 833102
Area (hectares) 340 hectares
Population 1,357
Male Population 697
Female Population 660
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Golmunda compares

By the 2011 count Golmunda is the 17th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 780 residents. Its 340 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Golmunda

The census records public bus service for Golmunda as Available within <5 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Golmunda from other places

Golmunda lies about 15 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum. 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 Golmunda
Tehsil headquarters Sonua 3.8 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 15 km
Nearest town Chakradharpur 16 km

Villages closest to Golmunda

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 Golmunda

As per the Census of India 2011, Golmunda village had a population of 1,357. That makes it the 17th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 780 residents.

Golmunda village has 697 males and 660 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Golmunda has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

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

Golmunda covers 340 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Golmunda notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

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

Golmunda is about 15 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Golmunda is in Sonua tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Sonua is about 3.8 km away. Pashchimi Singhbhum is about 15 km away. Chakradharpur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rajgaon (under 2 km), Balipos (1.7 km) and Banjira (1.8 km).

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

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