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About Golahat Village

Golahat is a small village in Panskura tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 481, made up of 254 males and 227 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721139, 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 Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Panskura
Pincode 721139
Area (hectares) 66.37 hectares
Population 481
Male Population 254
Female Population 227
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Golahat compares

By the 2011 count Golahat is the 187th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,259 residents. Its 66.37 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Golahat

Golahat is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Golahat 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 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Gobinda Chak, Gobinda Nagar, Gobindapur and Gogras Keshab Bar. 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 481. That makes it the 187th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,259 residents.

Golahat village has 254 males and 227 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Golahat has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Golahat is 721139. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Golahat covers 66.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Golahat falls under Panskura tehsil of Purba 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Golahat.

Golahat is in Panskura tehsil of Purba 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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