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About Goalpara Village

Goalpara is a small village in Bhagawangola II tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 241, made up of 115 males and 126 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,096 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742179, 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 Bhagawangola II
Pincode 742179
Area (hectares) 83.92 hectares
Population 241
Male Population 115
Female Population 126
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,096
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 Goalpara compares

By the 2011 count Goalpara is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,822 residents. Its 83.92 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

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 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. 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 Bhagawangola II 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 Bhagawangola II 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 241. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,822 residents.

Goalpara village has 115 males and 126 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Goalpara has about 1096 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Goalpara is 742179. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Goalpara covers 83.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Goalpara falls under Bhagawangola II 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 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 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 Bhagawangola II tehsil of Murshidabad district. Lohapur is about 1.8 km away. Nalhāti is about 14 km away. Bhagawangola II 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 Mabarakganj (under 2 km), Gopiramanpur (6.0 km) and Uttar Purba Nirmal Char (7.2 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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