Goghat

Goghat
Village
Goghat Show map of West Bengal Goghat Show map of India 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)
ISO 3166 code	IN-WB
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.

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.

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).

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.

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