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About Gourangapur Village

Gourangapur is a small village in Kanksa tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 110, made up of 56 males and 54 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 123.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gourangapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gourangapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Kanksa
Pincode 713203
Area (hectares) 123.43 hectares
Population 110
Male Population 56
Female Population 54
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gourangapur compares

By the 2011 count Gourangapur is the 74th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,345 residents. Its 123.43 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Gourangapur

Gourangapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gourangapur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dubrajpur, Gangbil, Garadaha and Garkilla Kherobari. 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 Gourangapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Gourangapur village had a population of 110. That makes it the 74th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,345 residents.

Gourangapur village has 56 males and 54 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gourangapur has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Gourangapur is 713203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gourangapur covers 123.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gourangapur falls under Kanksa tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

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

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

Gourangapur is in Kanksa tehsil of Barddhaman 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 Gourangapur today is likely to be higher.

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