About Gharkura Village

Gharkura is a mid sized village in Khandaghosh tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 533, made up of 271 males and 262 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713142, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gharkura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gharkura village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Barddhaman
Tehsil	Khandaghosh
Pincode	713142
Area (hectares)	60.29 hectares
Population	533
Male Population	271
Female Population	262
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	967
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gharkura compares

By the 2011 count Gharkura is the 94th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,769 residents. Its 60.29 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Gharkura

Gharkura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gharkura as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Doargan, Dubrajhat, Enayetnagar and Gaitanpur. 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.

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Common questions about Gharkura

As per the Census of India 2011, Gharkura village had a population of 533. That makes it the 94th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,769 residents.

Gharkura village has 271 males and 262 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gharkura has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Gharkura is 713142. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gharkura covers 60.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gharkura falls under Khandaghosh tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gharkura.

Gharkura is in Khandaghosh 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.