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About Goalpara Village

Goalpara is a mid sized village in Itahar tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 867, made up of 475 males and 392 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 825 females per 1000 males. The village covers 147.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733123, 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 Itahar
Pincode 733123
Area (hectares) 147.78 hectares
Population 867
Male Population 475
Female Population 392
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 825
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Goalpara compares

By the 2011 count Goalpara is the 126th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,365 residents. Its 147.78 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 955.

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 - 10 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 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 68 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Sripur Halt, about 7.4 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
Nearest railway station Sripur Halt 7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Itahar 18 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 34 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 68 km

Villages closest to Goalpara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Itahar 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 867. That makes it the 126th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,365 residents.

Goalpara village has 475 males and 392 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Goalpara has about 825 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Goalpara is 733123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Goalpara covers 147.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Goalpara is Sripur Halt, about 7.4 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 <5 km distance for Goalpara.

Goalpara is about 68 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 Itahar tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Sripur Halt is about 7.4 km away. Itahar is about 18 km away. Rāiganj is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Panchadebati (4.0 km), Jayahat (4.2 km) and Golhat (4.4 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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