About Gholda Village

Gholda is a mid sized village in Chandipur tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,001, made up of 531 males and 470 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 92.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721659, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gholda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gholda village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Purba Medinipur
Tehsil	Chandipur
Pincode	721659
Area (hectares)	92.19 hectares
Population	1,001
Male Population	531
Female Population	470
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	885
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 Gholda compares

By the 2011 count Gholda is the 63rd largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents. Its 92.19 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Gholda

Gholda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gholda 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gholda from other places

Gholda lies about 80 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Betberia Ghola, about under 2 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Gholda
Nearest railway station	Betberia Ghola	under 2 km
Nearest town	Canning	9.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chandipur	18 km
District headquarters	Purba Medinipur	80 km

Villages closest to Gholda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chandipur tehsil.

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.

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Common questions about Gholda

As per the Census of India 2011, Gholda village had a population of 1,001. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents.

Gholda village has 531 males and 470 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gholda has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 928.

The pincode recorded for Gholda is 721659. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gholda covers 92.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gholda falls under Chandipur tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Gholda is Betberia Ghola, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Gholda.

Gholda is about 80 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gholda is in Chandipur tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Betberia Ghola is about under 2 km away. Canning is about 9.6 km away. Chandipur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.