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About Goalapara Village

Goalapara is a mid sized village in Manbazar II tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 843, made up of 421 males and 422 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,002 females per 1000 males. The village covers 223.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723131, 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 II
Pincode 723131
Area (hectares) 223.25 hectares
Population 843
Male Population 421
Female Population 422
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,002
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 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 47th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 795 residents. Its 223.25 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

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 - 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. 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 II 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 II 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 843. That makes it the 47th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 795 residents.

Goalapara village has 421 males and 422 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Goalapara has about 1002 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

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

Goalapara covers 223.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Goalapara falls under Manbazar II 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 - 10 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 II tehsil of Puruliya district. Rukni Junction is about 6.3 km away. Raghunathpur is about 17 km away. Manbazar II 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 Durjaypara (under 2 km), Golapara (under 2 km) and Khudyapara (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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