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About Gholkund Village

Gholkund is a mid sized village in Puncha tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,566, made up of 799 males and 767 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 450.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gholkund Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gholkund village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Puncha
Pincode 723151
Area (hectares) 450.92 hectares
Population 1,566
Male Population 799
Female Population 767
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
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 Gholkund compares

By the 2011 count Gholkund is the 34th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,260 residents. Its 450.92 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Gholkund

Gholkund is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gholkund 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. The nearest villages by name are Fatepur, Gadasal Alias Lalpahari, Gagda and Gangadi. 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 Gholkund

As per the Census of India 2011, Gholkund village had a population of 1,566. That makes it the 34th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,260 residents.

Gholkund village has 799 males and 767 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gholkund has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Gholkund is 723151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gholkund covers 450.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gholkund falls under Puncha tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Gholkund notes the nearest railway station 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 Gholkund.

Gholkund is in Puncha 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 Gholkund today is likely to be higher.

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