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About Golkidi Village

Golkidi is a mid sized village in Manbazar I tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 713, made up of 354 males and 359 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 144.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Golkidi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Golkidi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Manbazar I
Pincode 723131
Area (hectares) 144.19 hectares
Population 713
Male Population 354
Female Population 359
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,014
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Golkidi compares

By the 2011 count Golkidi is the 68th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 665 residents. Its 144.19 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 976.

Getting to Golkidi

Golkidi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Golkidi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Goalapara, Gobarda, Gobindanagar and Gobindapur. 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 Golkidi

As per the Census of India 2011, Golkidi village had a population of 713. That makes it the 68th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 665 residents.

Golkidi village has 354 males and 359 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Golkidi has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Golkidi is 723131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Golkidi covers 144.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

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

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Golkidi.

Golkidi is in Manbazar I tehsil of Puruliya 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 Golkidi today is likely to be higher.

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