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About Golor Village

Golor is a mid sized village in Raipur tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,355, made up of 691 males and 664 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 760.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Golor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Golor village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Raipur
Pincode 722134
Area (hectares) 760.62 hectares
Population 1,355
Male Population 691
Female Population 664
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Golor compares

By the 2011 count Golor is the 30th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 841 residents. Its 760.62 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Golor

Golor is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Golor as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Golor from other places

Golor lies about 59 km from Bankura, and the nearest railway station is Salboni, about 17 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 Golor
Nearest railway station Salboni 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Raipur 24 km
Nearest town Jhārgrām 34 km
District headquarters Bankura 59 km

Villages closest to Golor

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Golor village had a population of 1,355. That makes it the 30th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 841 residents.

Golor village has 691 males and 664 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Golor has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Golor is 722134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Golor covers 760.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Golor falls under Raipur tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Golor is Salboni, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Golor is about 59 km from Bankura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Golor is in Raipur tehsil of Bankura district. Salboni is about 17 km away. Raipur is about 24 km away. Jhārgrām is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dublala (22 km), Raipur Bazar (24 km) and Satpatta (25 km).

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

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