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About Goaldob Village

Goaldob is a large village in Haringhata tehsil, in the district of Nadia, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,883, made up of 2,445 males and 2,438 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 345.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 741257, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Goaldob Overview

Census 2011 figures for Goaldob village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Nadia
Tehsil Haringhata
Pincode 741257
Area (hectares) 345.98 hectares
Population 4,883
Male Population 2,445
Female Population 2,438
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
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 Goaldob compares

By the 2011 count Goaldob is the 10th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,530 residents. Its 345.98 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Goaldob

Goaldob is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Goaldob 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 Goaldob from other places

Goaldob lies about 60 km from Nadia, and the nearest railway station is Nagarukhra Jn. (Proposed), about 2.6 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 Goaldob
Nearest railway station Nagarukhra Jn. (Proposed) 2.6 km
Nearest town Ashoknagar Kalyangarh 6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Haringhata 7.8 km
District headquarters Nadia 60 km

Villages closest to Goaldob

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Goaldob village had a population of 4,883. That makes it the 10th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,530 residents.

Goaldob village has 2,445 males and 2,438 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Goaldob has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Goaldob is 741257. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Goaldob covers 345.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Goaldob falls under Haringhata tehsil of Nadia district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Goaldob is Nagarukhra Jn. (Proposed), about 2.6 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 Goaldob.

Goaldob is about 60 km from Nadia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Goaldob is in Haringhata tehsil of Nadia district. Nagarukhra Jn. (Proposed) is about 2.6 km away. Ashoknagar Kalyangarh is about 6.5 km away. Haringhata is about 7.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Bhandarkona (under 2 km), Thansara (under 2 km) and Hapania (under 2 km).

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

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