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About Goalnagra Village

Goalnagra is a mid sized village in Gazole tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,661, made up of 837 males and 824 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 263.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Goalnagra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Goalnagra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Gazole
Pincode 732124
Area (hectares) 263.4 hectares
Population 1,661
Male Population 837
Female Population 824
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Goalnagra compares

By the 2011 count Goalnagra is the 59th largest of the 285 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,163 residents. Its 263.4 hectares work out to about 6.3 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 984.

Getting to Goalnagra

Goalnagra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Goalnagra 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Goalnagra from other places

Goalnagra lies about 15 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Sripur Halt, about 7.4 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 Goalnagra
Nearest railway station Sripur Halt 7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Gazole 15 km
District headquarters Maldah 15 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 34 km

Villages closest to Goalnagra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Goalnagra village had a population of 1,661. That makes it the 59th largest of the 285 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,163 residents.

Goalnagra village has 837 males and 824 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Goalnagra has about 984 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 984.

The pincode recorded for Goalnagra is 732124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Goalnagra covers 263.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Goalnagra falls under Gazole tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Goalnagra is Sripur Halt, about 7.4 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Goalnagra.

Goalnagra is about 15 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Goalnagra is in Gazole tehsil of Maldah district. Sripur Halt is about 7.4 km away. Gazole is about 15 km away. Maldah is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maheshpur (5.4 km), Darapur (5.5 km) and Raihopara (6.9 km).

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

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