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About Gurputa Village

Gurputa is a mid sized village in Chhatna tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 935, made up of 456 males and 479 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,050 females per 1000 males. The village covers 218.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gurputa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gurputa village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Chhatna
Pincode 722132
Area (hectares) 218.13 hectares
Population 935
Male Population 456
Female Population 479
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,050
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gurputa compares

By the 2011 count Gurputa is the 64th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 685 residents. Its 218.13 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Gurputa

Gurputa is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Gurputa as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Gopalpur, Gopinathdihi, Gopinathpur and Goyal Danga. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Gurputa

As per the Census of India 2011, Gurputa village had a population of 935. That makes it the 64th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 685 residents.

Gurputa village has 456 males and 479 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gurputa has about 1050 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Gurputa is 722132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gurputa covers 218.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gurputa falls under Chhatna tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Gurputa notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gurputa.

Gurputa is in Chhatna tehsil of Bankura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Gurputa today is likely to be higher.

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