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About Golahat Village

Golahat is a mid sized village in Burwan tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,073, made up of 561 males and 512 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 269.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742168, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Golahat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Golahat village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Burwan
Pincode 742168
Area (hectares) 269.12 hectares
Population 1,073
Male Population 561
Female Population 512
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
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 Golahat compares

By the 2011 count Golahat is the 84th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,661 residents. Its 269.12 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Golahat

Golahat is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Golahat 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. The nearest villages by name are Fatepur, Ful Sikhar, Gafulia and Ghasiara. 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 Golahat

As per the Census of India 2011, Golahat village had a population of 1,073. That makes it the 84th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,661 residents.

Golahat village has 561 males and 512 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Golahat has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Golahat is 742168. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Golahat covers 269.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Golahat falls under Burwan tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

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

Golahat is in Burwan tehsil of Murshidabad 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 Golahat today is likely to be higher.

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