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About Goala Village

Goala is a large village in Mayureswar I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,712, made up of 1,359 males and 1,353 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 433.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Goala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Goala village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Mayureswar I
Pincode 731216
Area (hectares) 433.76 hectares
Population 2,712
Male Population 1,359
Female Population 1,353
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Goala compares

By the 2011 count Goala is the 14th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,398 residents. Its 433.76 hectares work out to about 6.3 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 954.

Getting to Goala

Goala 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 Goala as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Goala from other places

Goala lies about 14 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Mallarpur, about 2.1 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 Goala
Nearest railway station Mallarpur 2.1 km
Nearest town Rampur Hat 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Mayureswar I 14 km
District headquarters Birbhum 14 km

Villages closest to Goala

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mayureswar 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 Goala

As per the Census of India 2011, Goala village had a population of 2,712. That makes it the 14th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,398 residents.

Goala village has 1,359 males and 1,353 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Goala 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 954.

The pincode recorded for Goala is 731216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Goala covers 433.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Goala falls under Mayureswar I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Goala is Mallarpur, about 2.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Goala.

Goala is about 14 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Goala is in Mayureswar I tehsil of Birbhum district. Mallarpur is about 2.1 km away. Rampur Hat is about 11 km away. Mayureswar I is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Erazi Goala (under 2 km), Amba (1.6 km) and Mallarpur (2.2 km).

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

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