About Goalpara Village

Goalpara is a large village in Bolpur Sriniketan tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,044, made up of 998 males and 1,046 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,048 females per 1000 males. The village covers 145.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731235, 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	Birbhum
Tehsil	Bolpur Sriniketan
Pincode	731235
Area (hectares)	145.45 hectares
Population	2,044
Male Population	998
Female Population	1,046
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,048
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 Goalpara compares

By the 2011 count Goalpara is the 29th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,220 residents. Its 145.45 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Goalpara

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

Goalpara lies about 22 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Lohapur, about 1.8 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 Goalpara
Nearest railway station	Lohapur	1.8 km
Nearest town	Nalhāti	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bolpur Sriniketan	22 km
District headquarters	Birbhum	22 km

Villages closest to Goalpara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bolpur Sriniketan 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 Goalpara

As per the Census of India 2011, Goalpara village had a population of 2,044. That makes it the 29th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,220 residents.

Goalpara village has 998 males and 1,046 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Goalpara has about 1048 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Goalpara is 731235. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Goalpara covers 145.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Goalpara falls under Bolpur Sriniketan tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Goalpara is Lohapur, about 1.8 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 Goalpara.

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

Goalpara is in Bolpur Sriniketan tehsil of Birbhum district. Lohapur is about 1.8 km away. Nalhāti is about 14 km away. Bolpur Sriniketan is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.