About Goalgachh Village

Goalgachh is a mid sized village in Islampur tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,440, made up of 766 males and 674 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 161.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Goalgachh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Goalgachh village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil	Islampur
Pincode	733202
Area (hectares)	161.47 hectares
Population	1,440
Male Population	766
Female Population	674
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	880
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Goalgachh compares

By the 2011 count Goalgachh is the 66th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,055 residents. Its 161.47 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Goalgachh

Goalgachh is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Goalgachh as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Goalgachh from other places

Goalgachh lies about 55 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Dhulabari, about 15 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 Goalgachh
Nearest railway station	Dhulabari	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Islampur	15 km
Nearest town	Islāmpur	15 km
District headquarters	Uttar Dinajpur	55 km

Villages closest to Goalgachh

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

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Common questions about Goalgachh

As per the Census of India 2011, Goalgachh village had a population of 1,440. That makes it the 66th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,055 residents.

Goalgachh village has 766 males and 674 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Goalgachh has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Goalgachh is 733202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Goalgachh covers 161.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Goalgachh falls under Islampur tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Goalgachh is Dhulabari, about 15 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Goalgachh.

Goalgachh is about 55 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Goalgachh is in Islampur tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Dhulabari is about 15 km away. Islampur is about 15 km away. Islāmpur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.