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About Golta Village

Golta is a mid sized village in Arambag tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,197, made up of 602 males and 595 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 146.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712615, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Golta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Golta village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Arambag
Pincode 712615
Area (hectares) 146.02 hectares
Population 1,197
Male Population 602
Female Population 595
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Golta compares

By the 2011 count Golta is the 81st largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents. Its 146.02 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Golta

Golta is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Golta 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Gauri, Ghar Gohal, Gholpura and Gobra. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Golta

As per the Census of India 2011, Golta village had a population of 1,197. That makes it the 81st largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents.

Golta village has 602 males and 595 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Golta has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Golta is 712615. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Golta covers 146.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Golta falls under Arambag tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The census record for Golta notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 Golta.

Golta is in Arambag tehsil of Hugli district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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