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About Goyalda Village

Goyalda is a large village in Potashpur I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,318, made up of 1,225 males and 1,093 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 242.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721454, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Goyalda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Goyalda village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Potashpur I
Pincode 721454
Area (hectares) 242.11 hectares
Population 2,318
Male Population 1,225
Female Population 1,093
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 892
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Goyalda compares

By the 2011 count Goyalda is the 17th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,227 residents. Its 242.11 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Goyalda

Goyalda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Goyalda as Available within 10+ 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. The nearest villages by name are Golara Nij, Gopalband, Gopalpur and Gopalsingpur. 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 Goyalda

As per the Census of India 2011, Goyalda village had a population of 2,318. That makes it the 17th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,227 residents.

Goyalda village has 1,225 males and 1,093 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Goyalda has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Goyalda is 721454. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Goyalda covers 242.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Goyalda falls under Potashpur I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Goyalda notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Goyalda.

Goyalda is in Potashpur I 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 Goyalda today is likely to be higher.

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