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About Goalberya Village

Goalberya is a mid sized village in Santuri tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 864, made up of 430 males and 434 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 373.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723133, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Goalberya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Goalberya village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Santuri
Pincode 723133
Area (hectares) 373.1 hectares
Population 864
Male Population 430
Female Population 434
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,009
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Goalberya compares

By the 2011 count Goalberya is the 28th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 789 residents. Its 373.1 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Goalberya

Goalberya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Goalberya 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Ektira, Gangpur, Gangtiadi and Ghoramurga. 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 Goalberya

As per the Census of India 2011, Goalberya village had a population of 864. That makes it the 28th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 789 residents.

Goalberya village has 430 males and 434 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Goalberya has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Goalberya is 723133. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Goalberya covers 373.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Goalberya falls under Santuri tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Goalberya notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Goalberya.

Goalberya is in Santuri 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 Goalberya today is likely to be higher.

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