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About Golkunra Village

Golkunra is a large village in Purulia II tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,703, made up of 1,401 males and 1,302 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 319.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Golkunra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Golkunra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Purulia II
Pincode 723126
Area (hectares) 319.3 hectares
Population 2,703
Male Population 1,401
Female Population 1,302
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Golkunra compares

By the 2011 count Golkunra is the 16th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,574 residents. Its 319.3 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Golkunra

Golkunra is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Golkunra as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dubrajpur, Dumdumi, Gengra and Ghongha. 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 Golkunra

As per the Census of India 2011, Golkunra village had a population of 2,703. That makes it the 16th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,574 residents.

Golkunra village has 1,401 males and 1,302 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Golkunra has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Golkunra is 723126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Golkunra covers 319.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Golkunra falls under Purulia II tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Golkunra notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Golkunra.

Golkunra is in Purulia II 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 Golkunra today is likely to be higher.

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