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About Goalara Village

Goalara is a mid sized village in Kharagpur II tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,217, made up of 612 males and 605 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 202.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Goalara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Goalara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Kharagpur II
Pincode 721301
Area (hectares) 202.34 hectares
Population 1,217
Male Population 612
Female Population 605
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Goalara compares

By the 2011 count Goalara is the 30th largest of the 317 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 560 residents. Its 202.34 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Goalara

Goalara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Goalara as Available within 5 - 10 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 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Gaurhati, Gharaigerya, Gharbarpur and Gholagere. 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 Goalara

As per the Census of India 2011, Goalara village had a population of 1,217. That makes it the 30th largest of the 317 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 560 residents.

Goalara village has 612 males and 605 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Goalara has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Goalara is 721301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Goalara covers 202.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Goalara falls under Kharagpur II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Goalara notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Goalara.

Goalara is in Kharagpur II 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 Goalara today is likely to be higher.

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