About Golahat Village

Golahat is a large village in Purbasthali I tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,966, made up of 1,543 males and 1,423 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 184.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713513, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Golahat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Golahat village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Barddhaman
Tehsil	Purbasthali I
Pincode	713513
Area (hectares)	184.1 hectares
Population	2,966
Male Population	1,543
Female Population	1,423
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	922
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Golahat compares

By the 2011 count Golahat is the 12th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,689 residents. Its 184.1 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Golahat

Golahat is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Golahat as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Golahat from other places

Golahat lies about 2.6 km from Barddhaman, and the nearest railway station is Barddhaman Junction, about 2.4 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 Golahat
Nearest railway station	Barddhaman Junction	2.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Purbasthali I	2.6 km
District headquarters	Barddhaman	2.6 km
Nearest town	Barddhamān	2.6 km

Villages closest to Golahat

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.

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Common questions about Golahat

As per the Census of India 2011, Golahat village had a population of 2,966. That makes it the 12th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,689 residents.

Golahat village has 1,543 males and 1,423 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Golahat has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 936.

The pincode recorded for Golahat is 713513. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Golahat covers 184.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Golahat is Barddhaman Junction, about 2.4 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Golahat.

Golahat is about 2.6 km from Barddhaman in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Golahat is in Purbasthali I tehsil of Barddhaman district. Barddhaman Junction is about 2.4 km away. Purbasthali I is about 2.6 km away. Barddhaman is about 2.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.