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About Gholai Village

Gholai is a small village in Narayangarh tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 67, made up of 38 males and 29 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 763 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721437, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gholai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gholai village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Narayangarh
Pincode 721437
Area (hectares) 40 hectares
Population 67
Male Population 38
Female Population 29
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 763
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 Gholai compares

By the 2011 count Gholai is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 618 residents. Its 40 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Gholai

Gholai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gholai 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 Ganga Jamuna, Ganguria, Gangutia and Ganua. 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 Gholai

As per the Census of India 2011, Gholai village had a population of 67. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 618 residents.

Gholai village has 38 males and 29 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gholai has about 763 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Gholai is 721437. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gholai covers 40 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gholai falls under Narayangarh tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Gholai 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 Gholai.

Gholai is in Narayangarh 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 Gholai today is likely to be higher.

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