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About Gourganja Village

Gourganja is a mid sized village in Dubrajpur tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 652, made up of 341 males and 311 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gourganja Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gourganja village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Dubrajpur
Pincode 731123
Area (hectares) 56.57 hectares
Population 652
Male Population 341
Female Population 311
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
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 Gourganja compares

By the 2011 count Gourganja is the 103rd largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 954 residents. Its 56.57 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Gourganja

Gourganja is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gourganja 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gourganja from other places

Gourganja lies about 59 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Dubrajpur, about 9.4 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Gourganja
Nearest railway station Dubrajpur 9.4 km
Nearest town Dubrājpur 11 km
District headquarters Birbhum 59 km

Villages closest to Gourganja

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dubrajpur tehsil.

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 Gourganja

As per the Census of India 2011, Gourganja village had a population of 652. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 954 residents.

Gourganja village has 341 males and 311 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gourganja has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Gourganja is 731123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gourganja covers 56.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gourganja falls under Dubrajpur tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Gourganja is Dubrajpur, about 9.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Gourganja.

Gourganja is about 59 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gourganja is in Dubrajpur tehsil of Birbhum district. Dubrajpur is about 9.4 km away. Dubrājpur is about 11 km away. Birbhum is about 59 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Burema (under 2 km), Bahadurganja (under 2 km) and Ghatgopalpur (1.7 km).

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

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