Godapiasal

Godapiasal is a village in Salboni CD Block in Medinipur Sadar subdivision of Paschim Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Godapiasal
Village
Godapiasal
Location in West Bengal, India
Godapiasal
Godapiasal (India)
Coordinates: 22°31′48.9″N 87°19′45.2″E
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictPaschim Medinipur
Population
 (2011)
 • Total2,366
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Lok Sabha constituencyJhargram
Vidhan Sabha constituencySalboni
Websitepaschimmedinipur.gov.in

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India Godapiasal had a total population of 1,387 of which 705 (51%) were males and 682 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 156. The total number of literates in Godapiasal was 812 (58.54% of the population over 6 years).[1]

Economy

OCL India Ltd. (Dalmia Group) commissioned its cement grinding unit at Salboni in 2014.[2] The plant is at Kilapachuria village near Godapiasal.[3]

JSW Cement, has proposed construction of a 2.5 million tonnes slag based cement plant at Salboni. It was initially a part of the now stalled steel project. It proposes to utilise only 135 acres of land for the cement plant and is only a small portion of the land it has been holding since 2008. The land is near Godapiasal Forest.[4]

Transport

Godapiasal railway station is situated on the Kharagpur-Adra line of South Eastern Railway.[5]

NH 14, (old numbering NH 60), running from Morgram to Kharagpur, passes through Godapiasal.[6]

Education

Schools

References
  1. "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  2. "OCL commissions grinding unit". cement.com. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  3. "Dalmia Bharat Limited". Wikimapia. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  4. "Salboni start drill with cement". Kolkata: The Telegraph. 17 August 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  5. "58601 Kharagpur-Adra Passenger". Time Table. indiarailinfo. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  6. "Rationalisation of Numbering Systems of National Highways" (PDF). New Delhi: Department of Road Transport and Highways. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  7. "Godapiasal Mahatma Gandhi Memorial High School". 99nearby.com.
  8. "Godapiasal Charubala Balika Vidyalaya, Paschim Medinipur IR Award Winner".


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