Country India District Paschim Medinipur Lok Sabha constituency Jhargram Population 2,366 (2011) | State West Bengal Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) Vidhan Sabha constituency Salboni | |
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Godapiasal is a village in Salboni CD Block in Medinipur Sadar subdivision of Paschim Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India.
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Map of Godapiasal, West Bengal 721129
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).
Economy
OCL India Ltd. (Dalmia Group) commissioned its cement grinding unit at Salboni in 2014. The plant is at Kilapachuria village near Godapiasal.
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.
Transport
Godapiasal is a station on the Kharagpur-Adra line of South Eastern Railway.
NH 14, (old numbering NH 60), running from Morgram to Kharagpur, passes through Godapiasal.