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About Gogra Village

Gogra is a mid sized village in Saltora tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,991, made up of 1,030 males and 961 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 461.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722137, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gogra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gogra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Saltora
Pincode 722137
Area (hectares) 461.5 hectares
Population 1,991
Male Population 1,030
Female Population 961
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gogra compares

By the 2011 count Gogra is the 12th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 939 residents. Its 461.5 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Gogra

Gogra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gogra as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dighit, Dightor, Dubrajpur and Dulaltara. 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 Gogra

As per the Census of India 2011, Gogra village had a population of 1,991. That makes it the 12th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 939 residents.

Gogra village has 1,030 males and 961 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gogra has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Gogra is 722137. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gogra covers 461.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gogra falls under Saltora tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Gogra notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gogra.

Gogra is in Saltora 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 Gogra today is likely to be higher.

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