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About Goalapara Village

Goalapara is a small village in Manbazar I tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 247, made up of 124 males and 123 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Goalapara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Goalapara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Manbazar I
Pincode 723128
Area (hectares) 51.06 hectares
Population 247
Male Population 124
Female Population 123
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Goalapara compares

By the 2011 count Goalapara is the 154th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 665 residents. Its 51.06 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 976.

Getting to Goalapara

Goalapara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Goalapara 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Goalapara from other places

Goalapara lies about 25 km from Puruliya, and the nearest railway station is Rukni Junction, about 6.3 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 Goalapara
Nearest railway station Rukni Junction 6.3 km
Nearest town Raghunathpur 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Manbazar I 25 km
District headquarters Puruliya 25 km

Villages closest to Goalapara

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

Common questions about Goalapara

As per the Census of India 2011, Goalapara village had a population of 247. That makes it the 154th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 665 residents.

Goalapara village has 124 males and 123 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Goalapara has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Goalapara is 723128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Goalapara covers 51.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Goalapara falls under Manbazar I tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Goalapara is Rukni Junction, about 6.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 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 Goalapara.

Goalapara is about 25 km from Puruliya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Goalapara is in Manbazar I tehsil of Puruliya district. Rukni Junction is about 6.3 km away. Raghunathpur is about 17 km away. Manbazar I is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Brahmanpara (under 2 km), Dhuliapara (under 2 km) and Kahalpara (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Goalapara today is likely to be higher.

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