Goghat

Goghat
Village
Goghat
Goghat

Location in West Bengal, India

Coordinates: 22°53′16″N 87°42′7″E / 22.88778°N 87.70194°E / 22.88778; 87.70194Coordinates: 22°53′16″N 87°42′7″E / 22.88778°N 87.70194°E / 22.88778; 87.70194
Country  India
State West Bengal
District Hooghly
Government
 • Type Panchayati raj (India)
 • Body Gram panchayat
Population (2011)
 • Total 5,495
Languages
 • Official Bengali, English
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Vehicle registration WB
Website wb.gov.in

Goghat is a village in Goghat I CD Block in Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is under Goghat police station in Arambag subdivision.

Geography

Goghat, the eponymouss CD Block headquarters, is located at 22°53′16″N 87°42′7″E / 22.88778°N 87.70194°E / 22.88778; 87.70194.[1]

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India Goghat had a total population of 5,495 of which 2,798 (51%) were males and 2,699 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 580. The total number of literates in Goghat was 4,135 (84.13% of the population over 6 years).[2]

Transport

EMU services, earlier operating from Howrah to Arambag, was extended to Goghat railway station, after completion of the electrified broad gauge Tarakewar-Goghat sector of the Tarakeswar-Bishnupur extension of the Sheoraphuli–Bishnupur branch line.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Goghat Police Station". Hooghly district. Wikimapia. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  2. ↑ "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  3. ↑ "37365 Howrah Goghat Local". indiarailinfo. Retrieved 6 September 2016.


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