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About Golakpur Village

Golakpur is a small village in Taldangra tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 319, made up of 166 males and 153 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 135.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722152, 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 Taldangra
Pincode 722152
Area (hectares) 135.67 hectares
Population 319
Male Population 166
Female Population 153
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Golakpur compares

By the 2011 count Golakpur is the 108th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,054 residents. Its 135.67 hectares work out to about 2.4 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 963.

Getting to Golakpur

Golakpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Golakpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 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
Nearest railway station Bankura Jn. 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Taldangra 22 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 Taldangra 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 Golakpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Golakpur village had a population of 319. That makes it the 108th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,054 residents.

Golakpur village has 166 males and 153 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Golakpur has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Golakpur is 722152. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Golakpur covers 135.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Golakpur falls under Taldangra 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance 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 Taldangra tehsil of Bankura district. Bankura Jn. is about 21 km away. Taldangra is about 22 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.

The closest recorded villages are Bhedua (under 2 km), Rajpur (2.5 km) and Raghunathpur (7.7 km).

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

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