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About Goaladanga Village

Goaladanga is a mid sized village in Indpur tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,153, made up of 596 males and 557 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 145.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722136, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Goaladanga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Goaladanga village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Indpur
Pincode 722136
Area (hectares) 145.69 hectares
Population 1,153
Male Population 596
Female Population 557
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Goaladanga compares

By the 2011 count Goaladanga is the 45th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 798 residents. Its 145.69 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Goaladanga

Goaladanga is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Goaladanga as Available within 5 - 10 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 Goaladanga from other places

Goaladanga lies about 18 km from Bankura, and the nearest railway station is Chhatna, about 14 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 Goaladanga
Nearest railway station Chhatna 14 km
District headquarters Bankura 18 km
Nearest town Bānkura 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Indpur 29 km

Villages closest to Goaladanga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Goaladanga village had a population of 1,153. That makes it the 45th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 798 residents.

Goaladanga village has 596 males and 557 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Goaladanga has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Goaladanga is 722136. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Goaladanga covers 145.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Goaladanga falls under Indpur tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Goaladanga is Chhatna, about 14 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Goaladanga.

Goaladanga is about 18 km from Bankura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Goaladanga is in Indpur tehsil of Bankura district. Chhatna is about 14 km away. Bankura is about 18 km away. Bānkura is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bagdiha (under 2 km), Jambedya (2.8 km) and Kalipahari (21 km).

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

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