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About Goghata Village

Goghata is one of the larger villages in Nawda tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,627, made up of 4,451 males and 4,176 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 791.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Goghata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Goghata village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Nawda
Pincode 742121
Area (hectares) 791.26 hectares
Population 8,627
Male Population 4,451
Female Population 4,176
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Goghata compares

By the 2011 count Goghata is the 12th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 8,102 residents. Its 791.26 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Goghata

Goghata is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Goghata as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dakatiapota, Dudhsar, Edrakpur and Gangadhari. 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 Goghata

As per the Census of India 2011, Goghata village had a population of 8,627. That makes it the 12th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 8,102 residents.

Goghata village has 4,451 males and 4,176 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Goghata has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Goghata is 742121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Goghata covers 791.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Goghata falls under Nawda tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The census record for Goghata 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 village for Goghata.

Goghata is in Nawda 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 Goghata today is likely to be higher.

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