About Goalin Village

Goalin is one of the larger villages in Goalpokhar I tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,623, made up of 3,418 males and 3,205 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1196.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Goalin Overview

Census 2011 figures for Goalin village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil	Goalpokhar I
Pincode	733210
Area (hectares)	1196.45 hectares
Population	6,623
Male Population	3,418
Female Population	3,205
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	938
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Goalin compares

By the 2011 count Goalin is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,223 residents. Its 1196.45 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Goalin

Goalin is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Goalin 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. The nearest villages by name are Gachhinagar, Gamhirgachh, Gedrigaon and Gidrugachh. 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.

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Common questions about Goalin

As per the Census of India 2011, Goalin village had a population of 6,623. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,223 residents.

Goalin village has 3,418 males and 3,205 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Goalin has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Goalin is 733210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Goalin covers 1196.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Goalin falls under Goalpokhar I tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Goalin notes the nearest railway station 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 Goalin.

Goalin is in Goalpokhar I tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur 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.