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About Golpur Village

Golpur is a mid sized village in Goghat I tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,846, made up of 938 males and 908 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 243.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712616, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Golpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Golpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Goghat I
Pincode 712616
Area (hectares) 243.92 hectares
Population 1,846
Male Population 938
Female Population 908
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
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 Golpur compares

By the 2011 count Golpur is the 24th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,444 residents. Its 243.92 hectares work out to about 7.6 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 951.

Getting to Golpur

Golpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Golpur 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Golpur from other places

Golpur lies about 25 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Bira, about 3.7 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 Golpur
Nearest railway station Bira 3.7 km
Nearest town Bārāsat 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Goghat I 25 km
District headquarters Hugli 25 km

Villages closest to Golpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Golpur village had a population of 1,846. That makes it the 24th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,444 residents.

Golpur village has 938 males and 908 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Golpur has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Golpur is 712616. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Golpur covers 243.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Golpur falls under Goghat I tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Golpur is Bira, about 3.7 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Golpur.

Golpur is about 25 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Golpur is in Goghat I tehsil of Hugli district. Bira is about 3.7 km away. Bārāsat is about 11 km away. Goghat I is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kota (2.3 km), Birampur (3.8 km) and Harischandrapur (4.8 km).

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

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