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About Ghola Village

Ghola is a mid sized village in Purbasthali I tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,058, made up of 530 males and 528 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 157.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713519, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghola village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Purbasthali I
Pincode 713519
Area (hectares) 157.36 hectares
Population 1,058
Male Population 530
Female Population 528
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ghola compares

By the 2011 count Ghola is the 53rd largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,689 residents. Its 157.36 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Ghola

Ghola is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghola 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ghola from other places

Ghola lies about 18 km from Barddhaman, and the nearest railway station is Banpas, about 3.6 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 Ghola
Nearest railway station Banpas 3.6 km
Nearest town Guskhara 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Purbasthali I 18 km
District headquarters Barddhaman 18 km

Villages closest to Ghola

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Purbasthali I 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 Ghola

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghola village had a population of 1,058. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,689 residents.

Ghola village has 530 males and 528 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghola has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 936.

The pincode recorded for Ghola is 713519. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghola covers 157.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ghola falls under Purbasthali I tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Ghola is Banpas, about 3.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Ghola.

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

Ghola is in Purbasthali I tehsil of Barddhaman district. Banpas is about 3.6 km away. Guskhara is about 11 km away. Purbasthali I 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 Belgaria (3.1 km), Bhatra (14 km) and Sahapur (18 km).

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

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