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About Goalkunda Village

Goalkunda is a mid sized village in Murarai II tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 876, made up of 448 males and 428 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731238, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Goalkunda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Goalkunda village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Murarai II
Pincode 731238
Area (hectares) 47.08 hectares
Population 876
Male Population 448
Female Population 428
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Goalkunda compares

By the 2011 count Goalkunda is the 62nd largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,216 residents. Its 47.08 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Goalkunda

Goalkunda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Goalkunda as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Goalkunda from other places

Goalkunda lies about 21 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Chatra, about 6.2 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 Goalkunda
Nearest railway station Chatra 6.2 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Murarai II 21 km
District headquarters Birbhum 21 km

Villages closest to Goalkunda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Murarai II 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 Goalkunda

As per the Census of India 2011, Goalkunda village had a population of 876. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,216 residents.

Goalkunda village has 448 males and 428 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Goalkunda has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Goalkunda is 731238. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Goalkunda covers 47.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Goalkunda falls under Murarai II tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Goalkunda is Chatra, about 6.2 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Goalkunda.

Goalkunda is about 21 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Goalkunda is in Murarai II tehsil of Birbhum district. Chatra is about 6.2 km away. Nalhāti is about 12 km away. Murarai II is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahammadpur (under 2 km), Bagishpur (under 2 km) and Chauti (under 2 km).

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

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