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About Goai Village

Goai is a mid sized village in Polba Dadpur tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,967, made up of 1,002 males and 965 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 273.02 hectares hectares.

Goai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Goai village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Polba Dadpur
Area (hectares) 273.02 hectares
Population 1,967
Male Population 1,002
Female Population 965
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
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 Goai compares

By the 2011 count Goai is the 40th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents. Its 273.02 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 969.

Getting to Goai

Goai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Goai 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. The nearest villages by name are Ekbalpur, Erenga, Ganeshpur and Gaula. 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 Goai

As per the Census of India 2011, Goai village had a population of 1,967. That makes it the 40th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents.

Goai village has 1,002 males and 965 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Goai has about 963 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 969.

Goai covers 273.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Goai falls under Polba Dadpur tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The census record for Goai notes the nearest railway station 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 Goai.

Goai is in Polba Dadpur 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 Goai today is likely to be higher.

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