About Golakpur Village

Golakpur is a mid sized village in Indpur tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 895, made up of 467 males and 428 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Golakpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Golakpur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Bankura
Tehsil	Indpur
Pincode	722121
Area (hectares)	127.8 hectares
Population	895
Male Population	467
Female Population	428
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	916
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Golakpur compares

By the 2011 count Golakpur is the 70th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 798 residents. Its 127.8 hectares work out to about 7.0 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 Golakpur

Golakpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Golakpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Golakpur from other places

Golakpur lies about 22 km from Bankura, and the nearest railway station is Bankura Jn., about 21 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 Golakpur
Tehsil headquarters	Indpur	7.3 km
Nearest railway station	Bankura Jn.	21 km
District headquarters	Bankura	22 km
Nearest town	Bānkura	22 km

Villages closest to Golakpur

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.

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Common questions about Golakpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Golakpur village had a population of 895. That makes it the 70th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 798 residents.

Golakpur village has 467 males and 428 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Golakpur has about 916 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 Golakpur is 722121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Golakpur covers 127.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Golakpur is Bankura Jn., about 21 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Golakpur.

Golakpur is about 22 km from Bankura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Golakpur is in Indpur tehsil of Bankura district. Indpur is about 7.3 km away. Bankura Jn. is about 21 km away. Bankura is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.