Goja observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of West Bengal.
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Goja is a village in Udaynarayanpur mandal, Howrah district, West Bengal. With 4,203 residents across 1,017 households, it has a literacy rate of 79%. The village is situated at coordinates 22.724°N, 87.958°E.
By population, Goja ranks #14 of 75 villages in Udaynarayanpur mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Goja is a village of 4,203 people in 1,017 households (Census 2011) in Udaynarayanpur block, Howrah district, West Bengal, the 14th-largest of 75 villages in Udaynarayanpur block. Literacy is 79%, 6 points above the block average of 73% and the sex ratio is 959 women per 1,000 men. It lies 21 km from the Howrah district centre, 7 km from Chinra, the nearest town, 16 km from Takipur Halt railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 711226, served by Udaynarayanpur post office; the LGD village code is 332482. The nearest hospital or health centre is Matrisadan Nursing Home, 3 km away. The sarpanch is NIRAPADA KAR, and the village votes in Udaynarayanpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Samir Kumar Panja. The population is estimated at 4,701 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.
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| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goja · this village | 4,203 | 79% | — |
| Etarai · Udaynarayanpur | 1,689 | 70% | 1.3 km S |
| Khorda Etarai · Udaynarayanpur | 809 | 70% | 1.4 km SW |
| Pratap Chak · Udaynarayanpur | 1,090 | 75% | 1.8 km NE |
| Garbere · Khanakul - I | 854 | 53% | 2.1 km W |
| Harili · Udaynarayanpur | 3,798 | 67% | 2.4 km N |
| Udaynarayanpur · Udaynarayanpur | 1,575 | 82% | 2.6 km E |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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