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Census Town in West Bengal, India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Goasafat (also referred as Garsafat) is a census town in Moyna CD Block in Purba Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

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Geography

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Purbba Gopalpur
H Purbba Gopalpur (H)
H Purbba Gopalpur (H)
H
Dakshin Maynadal
H Dakshin Maynadal (H)
H Dakshin Maynadal (H)
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Rupnarayan
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Bhabanipur
R Bhabanipur, Purba Medinipur (R)
R Bhabanipur, Purba Medinipur (R)
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Chak Srikrishnapur
R Chak Srikrishnapur (R)
R Chak Srikrishnapur (R)
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Chandipur
R Chandipur, Purba Medinipur (R)
R Chandipur, Purba Medinipur (R)
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Nandakumar
R Nandakumar, Purba Medinipur (R)
R Nandakumar, Purba Medinipur (R)
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Moyna
R Moyna, Purba Medinipur (R)
R Moyna, Purba Medinipur (R)
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Janu Basan
R Janu Basan (R)
R Janu Basan (R)
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Uttar Mechogram
R Uttar Mechogram (R)
R Uttar Mechogram (R)
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Shyamsundarpur Patna
R Shyamsundarpur Patna (R)
R Shyamsundarpur Patna (R)
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Chatara
R Chatara (R)
R Chatara (R)
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Erashal
CT Erashal (CT)
CT Erashal (CT)
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Kotbar
CT Kotbar (CT)
CT Kotbar (CT)
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Goasafat
CT
Dakshin Baguan
CT Dakshin Baguan (CT)
CT Dakshin Baguan (CT)
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Anantapur
CT Anantapur, Purba Medinipur (CT)
CT Anantapur, Purba Medinipur (CT)
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Shantipur
CT Shantipur, Purba Medinipur (CT)
CT Shantipur, Purba Medinipur (CT)
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Kakdihi
CT Kakdihi (CT)
CT Kakdihi (CT)
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Kharisha
CT Kharisha (CT)
CT Kharisha (CT)
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Mihitikri
CT Mihitikri (CT)
CT Mihitikri (CT)
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Amalhara
CT Amalhara (CT)
CT Amalhara (CT)
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Kolaghat
CT Kolaghat (CT)
CT Kolaghat (CT)
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Panskura
M Panskura (M)
M Panskura (M)
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Tamluk
M Tamluk (M)
M Tamluk (M)
Cities and towns in Tamluk subdivision of Purba Medinipur district
M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Goasafat is located at 22.24921°N 87.79546°E / 22.24921; 87.79546.

Urbanisation

94.08% of the population of Tamluk subdivision live in the rural areas. Only 5.92% of the population live in the urban areas, and that is the second lowest proportion of urban population amongst the four subdivisions in Purba Medinipur district, just above Egra subdivision.[1]

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

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Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India Goasafat had a total population of 6,597 of which 3,438 (52%) were males and 3,159 (48%) were females. Population below 6 years was 821. The total number of literates in Goasafat was 4,819 (83.43% of the population over 6 years).[2]

As of 2001 India census,[3] Goasafat had a population of 5,406. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Goasafat has an average literacy rate of 65%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 70%, and female literacy is 59%. In Goasafat, 17% of the population is under 6 years of age.

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Infrastructure

As per the District Census Handbook 2011, Goasafat covered an area of 1.12 km2. It had the facility of a railway station at Tamluk 20 km away and bus routes in the town. Amongst the civic amenities it had 300 domestic electric connections. Amongst the medical facilities it had a hospital 7 km away. Amongst the educational facilities it had were 4 primary schools. The nearest middle school, secondary school and senior secondary school were at Anandapur closeby. Amongst the recreational and cultural facilities 2 cinema theatres, a public library and a reading room were there in the town.[4]

Transport

Goasafat is on Tangrakhali Road.[5]

References

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