Geographic Location of Gholkund

The village Gholkund is located in Puncha C.D.Block of Purulia District in the State of West Bengal in India. It comes under Puncha Community Development Block.

Travel and Communication for Gholkund

There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Gholkund,
Purulia,
West Bengal, India
PIN - 723151

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Gholkund

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A brief summary of available data for Gholkund is given below:

Social Structure of Gholkund

As per available data from the year 2009, 1566 persons live in 302 house holds in the village Gholkund. There are 767 female individuals and 799 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 48.98% and males constitute 51.02% of the total population.

There are 2 scheduled castes persons of which 1 are females and 1 are males. Females constitute 50% and males constitute 50% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 0.13% of the total population.

There are 634 scheduled tribes persons of which 326 are females and 308 are males. Females constitute 51.42% and males constitute 48.58% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 40.49% of the total population.

Population density of Gholkund is 347.29 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Gholkund

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Total area of Gholkund is 450.92 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 290.98 ha. About 147.72 ha is un-irrigated area. About 25 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes. About 103.26 ha is irrigated by waterfalls. About 15 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 50.92 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 45.02 ha is culturable waste land.

Schools in Gholkund

There is a government pre-primary school in the village Gholkund.

There is a government primary school in the village Gholkund.

There are no middle schools in the village Gholkund or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Chhirudia, which is less than 5 kms away from Gholkund.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Gopalpur, which is less than 5 kms away from Gholkund.

Colleges in Gholkund

There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Laulara, which is more than 10 kms away from Gholkund.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a government engineering college in Bankura, which is more than 10 kms away from Gholkund.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Bankura, which is more than 10 kms away from Gholkund.

There are no management institutes in the village Gholkund or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Purulia, which is more than 10 kms away from Gholkund.

Other Educational Facilities in Gholkund

There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in R N Pur, which is more than 10 kms away from Gholkund.

There are no non formal training centres in the village Gholkund or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Purulia, which is more than 10 kms away from Gholkund.

Healthcare Facilities in Gholkund

There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Gholkund.

There is a primary health centre more than 10 kms away from Gholkund.

There is a primary health sub-centre less than 5 kms away from Gholkund.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Gholkund.

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Gholkund.

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Gholkund.

There is no alternative medicine hospital in the village Gholkund or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is a dispensary more than 10 kms away from Gholkund.

There is a veterinary hospital more than 10 kms away from Gholkund.

There is no mobile health centre in the village Gholkund or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is no family welfare centre in the village Gholkund or anywhere in the nearby villages.

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