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About Gola Bari Village

Gola Bari is a large village in Canning I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,896, made up of 2,483 males and 2,413 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 486.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743329, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gola Bari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gola Bari village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Canning I
Pincode 743329
Area (hectares) 486.53 hectares
Population 4,896
Male Population 2,483
Female Population 2,413
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gola Bari compares

By the 2011 count Gola Bari is the 16th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,425 residents. Its 486.53 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Gola Bari

Gola Bari is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gola Bari 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gola Bari from other places

Gola Bari lies about 24 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Canning, about 12 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 Gola Bari
Nearest railway station Canning 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Canning I 24 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 24 km

Villages closest to Gola Bari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Canning I 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 Gola Bari

As per the Census of India 2011, Gola Bari village had a population of 4,896. That makes it the 16th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,425 residents.

Gola Bari village has 2,483 males and 2,413 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gola Bari has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Gola Bari is 743329. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gola Bari covers 486.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gola Bari falls under Canning I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Gola Bari is Canning, about 12 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 village for Gola Bari.

Gola Bari is about 24 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.

Gola Bari is in Canning I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Canning is about 12 km away. Canning I is about 24 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hero Bhanga (2.4 km), Budh Khali (3.1 km) and Modhu Khali (3.1 km).

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

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