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{{Infobox settlement
| name                               = Golara Nij
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| settlement_type                    = Village
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| pushpin_map_caption                = Location in West Bengal, India  
| coordinates                    = {{coord|22.0781|N|87.6461|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type               = Country   
| subdivision_name               = {{flag|India}} 
| subdivision_type1              = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1              = [[West Bengal]]
| subdivision_type2              = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2              = [[Purba Medinipur district|Purba Medinipur]]
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| population_total               = 3,001
| population_as_of               = 2011
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| demographics_type1             = Languages
| demographics1_title1           = Official
| demographics1_info1            = [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[English language|English]]
| timezone1                      = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1                    = +5:30
| postal_code_type               = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code                    = 721434 (Manglamaro)
| area_code_type                 = Telephone/[[Subscriber trunk dialing|STD]] code
| area_code                      = 03220
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| blank1_name_sec1               = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
| blank1_info_sec1               = [[Kanthi (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kanthi]]
| blank2_name_sec1               = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency
| blank2_info_sec1               = [[Patashpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Patashpur]]
| website                        = {{URL|purbamedinipur.gov.in/}} 
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'''Golara Nij''' is a village in [[Patashpur I]] [[Community development block in India|CD block]] in [[Contai subdivision]] of [[Purba Medinipur district]] in the state of [[West Bengal]], [[India]].

==Geography==
{{OSM Location map
| width=350| height=300| zoom=10
| coord={{coord|21|58|0|N|87|37|0|E}}|  float=left|caption='''Cities and towns in Egra subdivision of Purba Medinipur district'''<br/>M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious centre.<br/>Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
|mark-coord1={{coord|21|54|0|N|87|31|48|E}} | label-pos1=right|label1=Egra | numbered1=M| mark-title1= [[Egra]] (M)|label-color1=#800000 |label-size1=13| mark-size1=13|shape1=l-circle|shape-color1=#800000|shape-outline1=white|label-offset-x1=2
|mark-coord2={{coord|22|3|47|N|87|36|8|E}} | label-pos2=left|label2=Amarshi Kasba | numbered2=CT| mark-title2= [[Amarshi Kasba]] (CT)|shape-color2=#C40000
|mark-coord3={{coord|22|5|50|N|87|44|40|E}} | label-pos3=left|label3=Benudia | numbered3=CT| mark-title3= [[Benudia]] (CT)|shape-color3=#C40000
|mark-coord4={{coord|22|3|37|N|87|47|58|E}} | label-pos4=left|label4=Hincha Gerya | numbered4=CT| mark-title4= [[Hincha Gerya]] (CT)|shape-color4=#C40000
|mark-coord5={{coord|22|1|17|N|87|32|42|E}} | label-pos5=left|label5= Patashpur| numbered5=R| mark-title5= [[Patashpur]] (R)|shape-color5=#C40000
|mark-coord6={{coord|22|6|20|N|87|45|34|E}} | label-pos6=top|label6= Bhagabanpur| numbered6=R| mark-title6= [[Bhagabanpur]] (R)|shape-color6=#C40000
|mark-coord7={{coord|21|59|11|N|87|36|8|E}} | label-pos7=left|label7= Pratapdighi| numbered7=R| mark-title7= [[Pratapdighi]] (R)|shape-color7=#C40000
|mark-coord8={{coord|21|52|32|N|87|35|4|E}} | label-pos8=left|label8= Madhabpur| numbered8=R| mark-title8= [[Madhabpur, Purba Medinipur]] (R)|shape-color8=#C40000
|mark-coord9={{coord|22|2|40|N|87|48|0|E}} | label-pos9=left|label9= Tethi Bari| numbered9=R| mark-title9= [[Tethi Bari]] (R)|shape-color9=#C40000
|mark-coord10={{coord|22|1|2|N|87|48|41|E}} | label-pos10=left|label10= Kismat Bajkul| numbered10=R| mark-title10= [[Kismat Bajkul]] (R)|shape-color10=#C40000
|mark-coord11={{coord|22|4|59|N|87|39|55|E}} | label-pos11=right|label11= Palpara| numbered11=R| mark-title11= [[Palpara, Purba Medinipur]] (R)|shape-color11=#C40000
|mark-coord12={{coord|22|4|41|N|87|38|46|E}} | label-pos12=left|label12= Golara Nij| numbered12=R| mark-title12= Golara Nij (R)|shape-color12=black| label-size12=13|label-color12=black <!-- make the subject of the article stand out with black colors -->
|mark-coord13={{coord|21|53|29|N|87|38|26|E}} | label-pos13=right|label13= Gangadharbar| numbered13=R| mark-title13= [[Gangadharbar]] (R)|shape-color13=#C40000
|mark-coord14={{coord|21|48|30|N|87|29|53|E}} | label-pos14=right|label14= Ramchandrapur| numbered14=R| mark-title14= [[Ramchandrapur, Purba Medinipur]] (R)|shape-color14=#C40000
|mark-coord15={{coord|22|1|50|N|87|48|40|E}} | label-pos15=left|label15= Kajlagarh| numbered15=R| mark-title15= [[Kajlagarh]] (R)|shape-color15=#C40000
|mark-coord16={{coord|22.110011|N|87.555306|E}}| label16=Haldi River| label-color16 = #77A1CB| label-angle16=-5| label-pos16=right| label-size16=10| mark-size16=0| mark-title16=none
|mark-coord17={{coord|22|6|39|N|87|43|24|E}} | label-pos17=left|label17= Paikbheri| numbered17=H| mark-title17= [[Paikbheri]] (H)| shape-color17=#AA6666
|mark-coord18={{coord|21|49|59|N|87|27|9|E}} | label-pos18=right|label18= Panchrol| numbered18=H| mark-title18= [[Panchrol]] (H)| shape-color18=#AA6666
|mark-coord19={{coord|21|51|12|N|87|28|3|E}} | label-pos19=right|label19= Alangiri| numbered19=H| mark-title19= [[Alangiri]] (H)| shape-color19=#AA6666}}

===Location===
Golara Nij is located at {{coord|22.0781|N|87.6461|E|display=inline}}.

===Urbanisation===
96.96% of the population of Egra subdivision live in the rural areas. Only 3.04% of the population live in the urban areas, and that is the lowest proportion of urban population amongst the four subdivisions in Purba Medinipur district.<ref>{{cite web  | url = http://wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook  | title = District Statistical Handbook 2014 Purba Medinipur  | work = Table 2.2  | publisher = Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal  | access-date = 17 April 2019  | archive-date = 21 January 2019  | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190121045803/http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook  | url-status = dead  }}</ref>

<small>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.</small>

==Demographics==
As per [[2011 Census of India]] Golara Nij had a total population of 3,001 of which 1,542 (51%) were males and 1,459 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 278. The total number of literates in Golara Nij was 2,327 (85.46% of the population over 6 years).<ref name=census3-2011>{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/pcadata/Houselisting-housing-WB.html  |title = 2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables | work= West Bengal – District-wise  |publisher= Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India  | access-date = 11 April 2019 }}</ref>

==Transport==
Golara Nij is on Egra-Bajkul Road.<ref>Google maps</ref>

==Education==
The nearest degree college, [[Yogoda Satsanga Palpara Mahavidyalaya]] at [[Palpara, Purba Medinipur|Palpara]], was established in 1964.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.yspm.org/ |title = Yogoda Satsanga Palpara Mahavidyalaya |publisher=  Yogoda Satsanga Palpara Mahavidyalay | access-date = 10 November 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.collegeadmission.in/YogadaSatsanghaPalparaMahavidyalaya/Yogoda_Satsanga_Palpara_Mahavidyalaya.shtml |title =  Yogoda Satsanga Palpara Mahavidyalaya|publisher=  College Admission | access-date = 10 November 2016 }}</ref>

==Healthcare==
Gonara Block Primary Health Centre at Golara Nij, PO Manglamaro (with 10 beds) is the main medical facility in Patashpur I CD block. There is a [[Primary Health Centre (India)|primary health centre]] at Borhat, PO Katranka (with 6 beds).<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.wbhealth.gov.in/ | title = Health & Family Welfare Department | work = Health Statistics | publisher = Government of West Bengal | access-date = 27 March 2019 | archive-date = 28 October 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211028134305/https://qphs.fs.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-99a499ee367f0c1530476c81086270c8 | url-status = dead }}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Villages in Purba Medinipur district]]


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