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About Goalpara Village

Goalpara is a mid sized village in Hemtabad tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 793, made up of 400 males and 393 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Goalpara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Goalpara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Hemtabad
Pincode 733134
Area (hectares) 59.6 hectares
Population 793
Male Population 400
Female Population 393
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 982
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Goalpara compares

By the 2011 count Goalpara is the 69th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,246 residents. Its 59.6 hectares work out to about 13 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 969.

Getting to Goalpara

Goalpara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Goalpara as Available within <5 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Goalpara from other places

Goalpara lies about 7.7 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Dalkhola, about 13 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 Goalpara
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 7.7 km
Nearest railway station Dalkhola 13 km
Nearest town Kishanganj 29 km
Tehsil headquarters Hemtabad 32 km

Villages closest to Goalpara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Goalpara village had a population of 793. That makes it the 69th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,246 residents.

Goalpara village has 400 males and 393 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Goalpara has about 982 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 969.

The pincode recorded for Goalpara is 733134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Goalpara covers 59.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Goalpara falls under Hemtabad tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Goalpara is Dalkhola, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Goalpara is about 7.7 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Goalpara is in Hemtabad tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Uttar Dinajpur is about 7.7 km away. Dalkhola is about 13 km away. Kishanganj is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karaidangi (under 2 km), Basudebpur (1.9 km) and Chainagar (2.8 km).

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

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