About Goalmal Village

Goalmal is a large village in Murarai II tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,705, made up of 1,891 males and 1,814 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 517 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731238, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Goalmal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Goalmal village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Tehsil	Murarai II
Pincode	731238
Area (hectares)	517 hectares
Population	3,705
Male Population	1,891
Female Population	1,814
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	959
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Goalmal compares

By the 2011 count Goalmal is the 18th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,216 residents. Its 517 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. 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 Goalmal

Goalmal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Goalmal as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Goalmal from other places

Goalmal lies about 24 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Murarai, about 4.9 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 Goalmal
Nearest railway station	Murarai	4.9 km
Nearest town	Nalhāti	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Murarai II	24 km
District headquarters	Birbhum	24 km

Villages closest to Goalmal

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.

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Common questions about Goalmal

As per the Census of India 2011, Goalmal village had a population of 3,705. That makes it the 18th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,216 residents.

Goalmal village has 1,891 males and 1,814 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Goalmal has about 959 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 Goalmal is 731238. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Goalmal covers 517 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Goalmal is Murarai, about 4.9 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 5 - 10 km distance for Goalmal.

Goalmal is about 24 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Goalmal is in Murarai II tehsil of Birbhum district. Murarai is about 4.9 km away. Nalhāti is about 14 km away. Murarai II is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.