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About Goalpara Village

Goalpara is a large village in Beldanga I tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,820, made up of 1,983 males and 1,837 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 247.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742133, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Goalpara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Goalpara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Beldanga I
Pincode 742133
Area (hectares) 247.58 hectares
Population 3,820
Male Population 1,983
Female Population 1,837
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
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 Goalpara compares

By the 2011 count Goalpara is the 26th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 5,645 residents. Its 247.58 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Goalpara

Goalpara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Goalpara 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 Goalpara from other places

Goalpara lies about 34 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Lohapur, about 1.8 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 Goalpara
Nearest railway station Lohapur 1.8 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Beldanga I 34 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 34 km

Villages closest to Goalpara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Goalpara village had a population of 3,820. That makes it the 26th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,645 residents.

Goalpara village has 1,983 males and 1,837 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Goalpara has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Goalpara is 742133. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Goalpara covers 247.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Goalpara falls under Beldanga I tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Goalpara is Lohapur, about 1.8 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 Goalpara.

Goalpara is about 34 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Goalpara is in Beldanga I tehsil of Murshidabad district. Lohapur is about 1.8 km away. Nalhāti is about 14 km away. Beldanga I is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barua (under 2 km), Shankarpara (under 2 km) and Sujapur (3.9 km).

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

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