Goalpara

This page provides an overview of Goalpara: population, literacy, households and a list of sub-districts (tehsils) and major villages.

Quick facts

4,902,853
Population
963,819
Households
964
Sex ratio (F per 1000 M)
55.63%
Approx. literacy

Goalpara has an aggregated population of 4,902,853. Approximately 41.13% live in rural areas (2,016,366) and 5.63% live in urban areas (276,124).

Tehsils / Sub-districts

Below are the tehsils (sub-districts) in this district. Click a tehsil to view village listings and details.

Tehsil / Sub-districtPopulationVillages
Taluk 0 2,016,366 3
Balijana 766,385 223
Dudhnai 227,610 67
Lakhipur 815,156 270
Matia 750,054 156
Rangjuli 327,282 128

Population summary

Goalpara has a population of 4,902,853 (2,496,412 males and 2,406,441 females). The sex ratio is about 964 females per 1000 males.

CategoryNumber
Total population4,902,853
Male2,496,412
Female2,406,441
Rural population2,016,366 (41.13%)
Urban population276,124 (5.63%)
Households963,819

Literacy

Approximate literacy rate is 55.63%.

CategoryNumber
Total literates2,727,696
Total illiterates2,175,157

Scheduled Castes & Tribes

SC: 213,262 (4.35%). ST: 1,146,151 (23.38%).

CategoryPopulationShare
SC213,2624.35%
ST1,146,15123.38%

Children & Workforce

Children (0–6): 838,769 (17.11%). Workers: 1,764,391 (35.99%).

CategoryCountShare
Children (0-6)838,76917.11%
Total workers1,764,39135.99%

Largest villages by population

VillagePopulation
Goalpara 1,008,183
Goalpara 870,121
Balijana 280,438
Lakhipur 279,581
Matia 258,223
Lakhipur 255,994
Matia 233,608
Balijana 205,509
Goalpara 138,062
Rangjuli 109,094