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About Goalberia Village

Goalberia is a large village in Jaynagar I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,697, made up of 1,373 males and 1,324 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 114 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743372, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Goalberia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Goalberia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Jaynagar I
Pincode 743372
Area (hectares) 114 hectares
Population 2,697
Male Population 1,373
Female Population 1,324
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Goalberia compares

By the 2011 count Goalberia is the 29th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,336 residents. Its 114 hectares work out to about 24 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 943.

Getting to Goalberia

Goalberia 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 Goalberia as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Goalberia from other places

Goalberia lies about 15 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Gocharan, about 3.0 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 Goalberia
Nearest railway station Gocharan 3.0 km
Nearest town Baruipur 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaynagar I 15 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 15 km

Villages closest to Goalberia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Goalberia village had a population of 2,697. That makes it the 29th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,336 residents.

Goalberia village has 1,373 males and 1,324 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Goalberia has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Goalberia is 743372. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Goalberia covers 114 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Goalberia falls under Jaynagar I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Goalberia is Gocharan, about 3.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Goalberia.

Goalberia is about 15 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.

Goalberia is in Jaynagar I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Gocharan is about 3.0 km away. Baruipur is about 12 km away. Jaynagar I 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 Kismat Goalberia (under 2 km), Uttar Raghunathpur (under 2 km) and Santipur (under 2 km).

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

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