Godapiasal

Godapiasal
Village
Godapiasal Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Godapiasal Godapiasal (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 22°31′48.9″N87°19′45.2″E / 22.530250°N 87.329222°E / 22.530250; 87.329222 Coordinates: 22°31′48.9″N87°19′45.2″E / 22.530250°N 87.329222°E / 22.530250; 87.329222
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Medinipur
Population  (2011)
• Total	2,366
Languages*
• Official	Bengali, Santali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Lok Sabha constituency	Jhargram
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Salboni
Website	paschimmedinipur.gov.in

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

Geography

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Cities and towns in Medinpur Sadar subdivision of Paschim Medinipur district
M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious centre, F: facilities
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Godapaisal is located at 22°31′48.9″N87°19′45.2″E / 22.530250°N 87.329222°E / 22.530250; 87.329222 .

Area overview

Paschim Medinipur district (before separation of Jhargram) had a total forest area of 1,700 km² (660 sq mi), accounting for 14.31% of the total forested area of the state. It is obvious from the map of the Midnapore Sadar subdivision, placed alongside, is that there are large stretches of forests in the subdivision. The soil is predominantly lateritic. ^[1] Around 30% of the population of the district resides in this subdivision. 13.95% of the population lives in urban areas and 86.05% lives in the rural areas. ^[2]

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.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India Godapiasal had a total population of 1,387 of which 705 (51%) were males and 682 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 156. The total number of literate persons in Godapiasal was 812 (58.54% of the population over 6 years). ^[3]

.*For language details see Salboni (community development block)#Language and religion

Economy

OCL India Ltd. (Dalmia Group) commissioned its cement grinding unit at Salboni in 2014. ^[4] The plant is at Kilapachuria village near Godapiasal. ^[5]

JSW Cement, had 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. ^[6]

A Rs. 800 crore project, 2.4 million tonnes per year cement plant of JSW was inaugurated by Mamata Banerjee, Chief Minister of West Bengal, in January 2018. ^{[7] [8]}

Transport

Godapiasal railway station is situated on the Kharagpur-Adra line of South Eastern Railway. ^[9]

NH 14, (old numbering NH 60), running from Morgram to Kharagpur, passes through Godapiasal. ^[10]

Education

Schools

• Godapiasal Mahatma Gandhi Memorial High School ^[11]
• Godapiasal Charubala Balika Vidyalaya ^[12]

References

1. "District Human Development Report Paschim Medinipur, 2011". page 7, 27. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
2. "District Statistical Handbook Paschim Medinipur, 2013". Table 2.2, 2.4 (a). Department of Planning and Statistics. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
3. "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
4. "OCL commissions grinding unit". cement.com. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
5. "Dalmia Bharat Limited". Wikimapia. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
6. "Salboni start drill with cement". Kolkata: The Telegraph. 17 August 2015. Archived from the original on 17 August 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
7. "JSW launches Rs. 800 crore project in West Bengal". JSW Cement. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
8. "JSW Cement inaugurates 2.4 mtpa manufacturing unit at Salboni". Kolkata: The Economic Times. 15 January 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
9. "58601 Kharagpur-Adra Passenger". Time Table. indiarailinfo. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
10. "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.
11. "Godapiasal Mahatma Gandhi Memorial High School". 99nearby.com.
12. "Godapiasal Charubala Balika Vidyalaya, Paschim Medinipur IR Award Winner".