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About Ghola Village

Ghola is a mid sized village in Chakdah tehsil, in the district of Nadia, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,781, made up of 921 males and 860 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 268.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 741223, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghola village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Nadia
Tehsil Chakdah
Pincode 741223
Area (hectares) 268.02 hectares
Population 1,781
Male Population 921
Female Population 860
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ghola compares

By the 2011 count Ghola is the 69th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,295 residents. Its 268.02 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Ghola

Ghola is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ghola as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Ghola from other places

Ghola lies about 8.3 km from Nadia, and the nearest railway station is Kalinagar, about 4.0 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 Ghola
Nearest railway station Kalinagar 4.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Chakdah 8.3 km
District headquarters Nadia 8.3 km
Nearest town Navadwīp 8.3 km

Villages closest to Ghola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghola village had a population of 1,781. That makes it the 69th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,295 residents.

Ghola village has 921 males and 860 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghola has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Ghola is 741223. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghola covers 268.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ghola falls under Chakdah tehsil of Nadia district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Ghola is Kalinagar, about 4.0 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 - 10 km distance for Ghola.

Ghola is about 8.3 km from Nadia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghola is in Chakdah tehsil of Nadia district. Kalinagar is about 4.0 km away. Chakdah is about 8.3 km away. Nadia is about 8.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kamalpur (7.4 km), Purulia (8.5 km) and Chandrapur (9.7 km).

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

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