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About Golaghata Village

Golaghata is a mid sized village in Minakhan tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,213, made up of 626 males and 587 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743456, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Golaghata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Golaghata village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Minakhan
Pincode 743456
Area (hectares) 50.59 hectares
Population 1,213
Male Population 626
Female Population 587
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
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 Golaghata compares

By the 2011 count Golaghata is the 53rd largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,606 residents. Its 50.59 hectares work out to about 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Golaghata

Golaghata is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Golaghata 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Golaghata from other places

Golaghata lies about 15 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Thakurnagar, about 4.7 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 Golaghata
Nearest railway station Thakurnagar 4.7 km
Nearest town Gobārdānga 6.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Minakhan 15 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 15 km

Villages closest to Golaghata

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Golaghata village had a population of 1,213. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,606 residents.

Golaghata village has 626 males and 587 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Golaghata has about 938 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 Golaghata is 743456. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Golaghata covers 50.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Golaghata falls under Minakhan tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Golaghata is Thakurnagar, about 4.7 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Golaghata.

Golaghata is about 15 km from North Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Golaghata is in Minakhan tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Thakurnagar is about 4.7 km away. Gobārdānga is about 6.9 km away. Minakhan is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bagchar (2.0 km), Bagchar Abad (2.0 km) and Jhikra (9.5 km).

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

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