INDIAN VILLAGE DIRECTORY

Goalpara

Goalpara is a district in the Assam State of India. Total area of Goalpara is 1,824 km² including 1,759.55 km² rural area and 64.45 km² urban area. As per 2011 stats, Goalpara has a population of 10,08,183 peoples, out of which urban population is 1,38,062 while rural population is 8,70,121. The district has a population density of 552.7 inhabitants per square kilometre. There are about 1,98,454 houses in the district, including 28,451 urban houses and 1,70,003 rural houses. When it comes to villages, there are about 779 villages in goalpara district.

The Goalpara district is further divided in to Subdivisions / Blocks / PS / Community Development Blocks (C.D.Blocks) for administrative purposes. In India, the Block or C.D.Block is often the next level of administrative division after the tehsil. It is important to note that, In some states of India C.D.Blocks are equal to tehsils.

For those who don't know, the C.D.Block is a rural area earmarked for administration and development in India. The area is administered by a BDO (Block Development Officer). A C.D.Block covers several gram panchayats, local administrative unit at the village level.

Balijana is the largest subdivision in goalpara district by both area and population. Dudhnai is the smallest subdivision in goalpara district by both area and population. There are 5 subdivisions in Goalpara district. Here is the list of all Goalpara Subdivisions / Blocks / C.D.Blocks along with area & population information.


List of CD Blocks / Subdivisions in Goalpara District

#Subdivision (CD Block)Area (km²)Population (2011)
1Balijana4982,80,438
2Dudhnai18180,847
3Lakhipur4472,79,581
4Matia4412,58,223
5Rangjuli2561,09,094

Population of Goalpara District

Particulars Rural Urban Total
Total Population 8,70,121 1,38,062 10,08,183
Male Population 4,43,244 70,048 5,13,292
Female Population 4,26,877 68,014 4,94,891
Population Density 495 / km² 2,142 / km² 553 / km²

Households in Goalpara District

Rural Households
Urban Households
Total Households
1,70,003
28,451
1,98,454






District Overview
District (Hindi) : Goalpara
(गोवालपारा)
State / UT : Assam
Total Area : 1,824 km²
Total Population : 10,08,183
Density : 553/km²
Total Subdivisions : 5
Total Villages : 779
Total PopulationVillages in Goalpara District
less Than 200111
200 - 499176
500 - 999203
1000 - 1999163
2000 - 4999114
5000 - 999911
10000 and above1





* All survey data is based on Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, 2015 (censusindia.gov.in). Open Government Data Platform India.