Goalpokhar is a village in Goalpokhar I CD block in

Islampur subdivision Islampur subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the Uttar Dinajpur district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of West Bengal. This subdivision was earlier a part of Bihar and was transferred to West Bengal with the passi ...

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Geography

Location

Goalpokhar is located at 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.

CD block HQ

The headquarters of Goalpokhar I CD block is at Goalpokhar.

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).

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. In Uttar Dinajpur district, Goalpokhar I and II blocks, Islampur block and Islampur municipality were identified as fulfilling the norms set. In 2014, Calcutta High Court, in an order, included Dalkhola municipality in the list.

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.

Healthcare

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

References

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