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About Goai Village

Goai is a mid sized village in Khargram tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,293, made up of 671 males and 622 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 149.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742147, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Goai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Goai village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Khargram
Pincode 742147
Area (hectares) 149.67 hectares
Population 1,293
Male Population 671
Female Population 622
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
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 Goai compares

By the 2011 count Goai is the 76th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents. Its 149.67 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

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 <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 Gaharia, Garutia, Gayespur and Ghanashyampur. 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 1,293. That makes it the 76th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents.

Goai village has 671 males and 622 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Goai has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Goai is 742147. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Goai covers 149.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Goai falls under Khargram tehsil of Murshidabad 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Goai.

Goai is in Khargram 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 Goai today is likely to be higher.

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