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About Golabad Village

Golabad is a mid sized village in Chakia tehsil, in the district of Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,768, made up of 920 males and 848 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 373.34 hectares hectares.

Golabad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Golabad village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Chandauli
Tehsil Chakia
Area (hectares) 373.34 hectares
Population 1,768
Male Population 920
Female Population 848
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Golabad compares

By the 2011 count Golabad is the 44th largest of the 496 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 784 residents. Its 373.34 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Golabad

Golabad is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Golabad as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Golabad from other places

Golabad lies about 44 km from Chandauli, and the nearest railway station is Sonbhadra, about 24 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 Golabad
Tehsil headquarters Chakia 21 km
Nearest railway station Sonbhadra 24 km
Nearest town Robertsganj 25 km
District headquarters Chandauli 44 km

Villages closest to Golabad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Golabad village had a population of 1,768. That makes it the 44th largest of the 496 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 784 residents.

Golabad village has 920 males and 848 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Golabad has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 926.

Golabad covers 373.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Golabad falls under Chakia tehsil of Chandauli district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Golabad is Sonbhadra, about 24 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available for Golabad.

Golabad is about 44 km from Chandauli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Golabad is in Chakia tehsil of Chandauli district. Chakia is about 21 km away. Sonbhadra is about 24 km away. Robertsganj is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amdhha Charanpur (under 2 km), Malwaria (1.8 km) and Binayakpur (1.9 km).

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

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