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About Goalgaon Village

Goalgaon is a mid sized village in Kushmundi tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,434, made up of 751 males and 683 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 269.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Goalgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Goalgaon village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Kushmundi
Pincode 733132
Area (hectares) 269.8 hectares
Population 1,434
Male Population 751
Female Population 683
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Goalgaon compares

By the 2011 count Goalgaon is the 37th largest of the 228 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 872 residents. Its 269.8 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Goalgaon

Goalgaon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Goalgaon as Available within 10+ 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Goalgaon from other places

Goalgaon lies about 14 km from Dakshin Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Mallickpur Hat, about 12 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 Goalgaon
Nearest railway station Mallickpur Hat 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Kushmundi 14 km
District headquarters Dakshin Dinajpur 14 km
Nearest town Gangārāmpur 21 km

Villages closest to Goalgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Goalgaon village had a population of 1,434. That makes it the 37th largest of the 228 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 872 residents.

Goalgaon village has 751 males and 683 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Goalgaon has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Goalgaon is 733132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Goalgaon covers 269.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Goalgaon falls under Kushmundi tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Goalgaon is Mallickpur Hat, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Goalgaon.

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

Goalgaon is in Kushmundi tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district. Mallickpur Hat is about 12 km away. Kushmundi is about 14 km away. Dakshin Dinajpur 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 Abhirampur (14 km), Arazi Shrirampur (14 km) and Balarampur (14 km).

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

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