Goaljan is a

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in the

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CD block of the

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in the Murshidabad district in the

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Geography

Location

Goaljan is located at .

Area overview

The area shown in the map alongside, covering

and Kandi subdivisions, is spread across both the natural physiographic regions of the district,

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and Bagri. The headquarters of Murshidabad district,

, is in this area. The ruins of

Karnasubarna Karnasuvarna or Karnasubarna was an ancient city, located in the present day Berhampore CD block in the Berhampore subdivision of Murshidabad district, West Bengal, India. Geography Location Karnasuvarna is located at . Area overview The a ...

, the capital of

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, the first important king of ancient

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who ruled in the 7th century, is located south-west of Berhampore. The entire area is overwhelmingly rural with over 80% of the population living in the rural areas. Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivisions. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Demographics

According to the

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, Goaljan had a total population of 4,850, of which 2,446 (50%) were males and 2,404 (50%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 439. The total number of literate persons in Goaljan was 3,795 (86.03% of the population over 6 years). As per

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, Goaljan had a population of 5001. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Goaljan has an average literacy rate of 76%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 80%, and female literacy is 72%. In Goaljan, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Infrastructure

According to the ''District Census Handbook, Murshidabad'', 2011, Goaljan covered an area of 1.91 km². It had 5 km roads with open drains. The protected water-supply involved overhead tank, tap water from treated source. It had 375 domestic electric connections, 5 road lighting points. Among the medical facilities it had 5 dispensaries/ health centres, 1 nursing homes. Among the educational facilities, it had 2 primary schools, 2 secondary schools, 2 senior secondary schools in town, general degree college at Radhaghat 4 km away. Among the social, recreational & cultural facilities it had 1 auditorium/ community hall, 1 public library. It produced ''sal'' leaf plates,

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, wood work. It had branch offices of 1 nationalised bank, 1 private commercial bank, 1 cooperative bank.

Healthcare

Berhampore CD block is one of the areas of Murshidabad district where ground water is affected by high level of arsenic contamination. The

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guideline for arsenic in drinking water is 10 mg/ litre, and the Indian Standard value is 50 mg/ litre. The maximum concentration in Berhampore CD block is 635 mg/litre.

References

{{Murshidabad District Cities and towns in Murshidabad district