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About Goalpara Village

Goalpara is a large village in Purbasthali I tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,843, made up of 2,519 males and 2,324 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 140.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713519, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Goalpara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Goalpara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Purbasthali I
Pincode 713519
Area (hectares) 140.52 hectares
Population 4,843
Male Population 2,519
Female Population 2,324
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Goalpara compares

By the 2011 count Goalpara is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,689 residents. Its 140.52 hectares work out to about 34 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 Goalpara

Goalpara is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Goalpara 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 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Ekdala, Gagra, Gahak and Ganganandapur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Goalpara

As per the Census of India 2011, Goalpara village had a population of 4,843. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,689 residents.

Goalpara village has 2,519 males and 2,324 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Goalpara has about 923 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 Goalpara is 713519. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Goalpara covers 140.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 34 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The census record for Goalpara notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

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

Goalpara is in Purbasthali I tehsil of Barddhaman district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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