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About Ghola Village

Ghola is a large village in Baruipur tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,208, made up of 1,111 males and 1,097 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743376, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghola village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Baruipur
Pincode 743376
Area (hectares) 60.69 hectares
Population 2,208
Male Population 1,111
Female Population 1,097
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghola compares

By the 2011 count Ghola is the 51st largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,589 residents. Its 60.69 hectares work out to about 36 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Ghola

Ghola is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghola 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ghola from other places

Ghola lies about 27 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Betberia Ghola, about under 2 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 Ghola
Nearest railway station Betberia Ghola under 2 km
Nearest town Canning 9.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Baruipur 15 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 27 km

Villages closest to Ghola

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baruipur 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 Ghola

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghola village had a population of 2,208. That makes it the 51st largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,589 residents.

Ghola village has 1,111 males and 1,097 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghola has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Ghola is 743376. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghola covers 60.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 36 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ghola falls under Baruipur tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Ghola is Betberia Ghola, about under 2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Ghola.

Ghola is about 27 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghola is in Baruipur tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Betberia Ghola is about under 2 km away. Canning is about 9.6 km away. Baruipur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ramdhari (under 2 km), Belgachhi (under 2 km) and Purba Mallikpur (1.8 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Ghola today is likely to be higher.

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