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About Golahat Village

Golahat is a small village in Garbeta I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 323, made up of 168 males and 155 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Golahat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Golahat village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Garbeta I
Pincode 721127
Area (hectares) 75.88 hectares
Population 323
Male Population 168
Female Population 155
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Golahat compares

By the 2011 count Golahat is the 173rd largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 724 residents. Its 75.88 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Golahat

Golahat is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Golahat 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Ghorapota, Ghoshal Band, Ghut Bani and Gilabani. 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 Golahat

As per the Census of India 2011, Golahat village had a population of 323. That makes it the 173rd largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 724 residents.

Golahat village has 168 males and 155 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Golahat has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Golahat is 721127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Golahat covers 75.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Golahat falls under Garbeta I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Golahat notes the nearest railway station 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 km distance for Golahat.

Golahat is in Garbeta I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur 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 Golahat today is likely to be higher.

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