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About Golagan Village

Golagan is a mid sized village in Kalinganagar tehsil, in the district of Jajapur, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,438, made up of 744 males and 694 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 370 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 755026, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Golagan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Golagan village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Jajapur
Tehsil Kalinganagar
Pincode 755026
Area (hectares) 370 hectares
Population 1,438
Male Population 744
Female Population 694
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Golagan compares

By the 2011 count Golagan is the 9th largest of the 21 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,512 residents. Its 370 hectares work out to about 3.9 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 985.

Getting to Golagan

Golagan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Golagan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dhamana Gadia, Dhanurjoya Pur, Duburi and Gadapur. 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 Golagan

As per the Census of India 2011, Golagan village had a population of 1,438. That makes it the 9th largest of the 21 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,512 residents.

Golagan village has 744 males and 694 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Golagan has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Golagan is 755026. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Golagan covers 370 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Golagan falls under Kalinganagar tehsil of Jajapur district in Odisha.

The census record for Golagan 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 village for Golagan.

Golagan is in Kalinganagar tehsil of Jajapur 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 Golagan today is likely to be higher.

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