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Goalpokhar

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Goalpokhar
Village
Goalpokhar is located in West Bengal
Goalpokhar
Goalpokhar
Location in West Bengal, India
Goalpokhar is located in India
Goalpokhar
Goalpokhar
Goalpokhar (India)
Coordinates: 26°05′29″N 88°08′33″E / 26.0914°N 88.1426°E / 26.0914; 88.1426
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictUttar Dinajpur
Population
 (2011)
 • Total4,500
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English, Urdu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Lok Sabha constituencyRaiganj
Vidhan Sabha constituencyGoalpokhar
Websiteuttardinajpur.nic.in

Goalpokhar is a village in Goalpokhar I CD block in Islampur subdivision of Uttar Dinajpur district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Geography

Cities and towns in the Uttar Dinajpur district
M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, T: tourist centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
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15km
10miles
none
Mahananda River
West
Bengal
Bihar
Bangladesh
India
Raiganj
Wildlife Sanctuary
T
Raiganj Wildlife Sanctuary (T)
Radhikapur
checkpoint
R
Radhikapur (R)
Itahar
CT
Itahar, Uttar Dinajpur (CT)
Kasba
CT
Kasba, Uttar Dinajpur (CT)
Nachhratpur
Katabari
CT
Nachhratpur Katabari (CT)
Hemtabad
R
Hemtabad, Uttar Dinajpur (R)
Karandighi
R
Karandighi, Uttar Dinajpur (R)
Chakulia
R
Chakulia, Uttar Dinajpur (R)
Goalpokhar
R
Hanskunda
CT
Hanskunda (CT)
Chopra
CT
Chopra, Uttar Dinajpur (CT)
Dalkhola
M
Dalkhola (M)
Kaliaganj
M
Kaliaganj (M)
Islampur
M
Islampur, Uttar Dinajpur (M)
Raiganj
M
Raiganj (M)

Location

Goalpokhar is located at 26°05′29″N 88°08′33″E / 26.0914°N 88.1426°E / 26.0914; 88.1426

In the map alongside, all places marked on the map are linked in the full screen version.

Police station

Goalpokhar police station under West Bengal police has jurisdiction over Goalpokhar I CD Block and parts of Goalpokhar II CD Block. It is 76 km from the district headquarters and covers an area of 354 km2 40 km of the India-Bangladesh border is in the area covered by Goalpokhar PS.[1][2]

CD block HQ

The headquarters of Goalpokhar I CD block is at Goalpokhar.[3][4]

Demographics

As per the 2011 Census of India, Goalpokhar had a total population of 4,500, of which 2,392 (53%) were males and 2,108 (47%) were females. Population below 6 years was 873. The total number of literates in Goalpokhar was 1,522 (41.96% of the population over 6 years).[5]

Official languages

As per the West Bengal Official Language (Amendment) Act, 2012, which came into force from December 2012, Urdu was given the status of official language in areas, such as subdivisions and blocks, having more than 10% Urdu speaking population.[6] In Uttar Dinajpur district, Goalpokhar I and II blocks, Islampur block and Islampur municipality were identified as fulfilling the norms set.[7] In 2014, Calcutta High Court, in an order, included Dalkhola municipality in the list.[8]

Education

Ashraful Uloom Jr. High Madrasah School, established at Jainagaon, Goalpokhar in 1987, is a co-educational Urdu-medium unaided private school with arrangements for teaching from class VI to VIII. It has a play ground.[9]

Healthcare

Lodhan rural hospital at PO Goalpokhar (with 30 beds) is the main medical facility in Goalpokhar I CD block.[10]

References

  1. ^ "District Statistical Handbook 2013 Uttar Dinajpur". Table 2.1. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Uttar Dinajpur District Police". Goalpokhar Police Station. District Police. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  3. ^ "District Census Handbook Uttar Dinajpur, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Map of Uttar Dinajpur district on the fifth page. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  4. ^ "BDO Offices under Uttar Dinajpur District". Department of Mass Education Extension & Library Services, Government of West Bengal. West Bengal Public Library Network. Archived from the original on 19 January 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  5. ^ "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  6. ^ "Minority Affairs and Madrasah Education". Chief Minister’s Office, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  7. ^ "Bengal gives second language status to Urdu". Zee News, 4 February 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  8. ^ "Santosh Chowdhury and Ors Vs State of West Bengal and ors". Indian Kanoon. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  9. ^ "Ashraful Uloom Jr, High  Madrasah". AUJHM. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  10. ^ "Health & Family Welfare Department". Health Statistics. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 12 January 2019.

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