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About Gaharakuri Village

Gaharakuri is a small village in Khoyrasol tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 157, made up of 87 males and 70 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 805 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gaharakuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaharakuri village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Khoyrasol
Pincode 731125
Area (hectares) 95.72 hectares
Population 157
Male Population 87
Female Population 70
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 805
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gaharakuri compares

By the 2011 count Gaharakuri is the 118th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,179 residents. Its 95.72 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Gaharakuri

Gaharakuri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gaharakuri as Available within 10+ 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 Dholasimul, Dhulkomra, Domahatat and Ekuria. 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 Gaharakuri

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaharakuri village had a population of 157. That makes it the 118th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,179 residents.

Gaharakuri village has 87 males and 70 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaharakuri has about 805 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Gaharakuri is 731125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gaharakuri covers 95.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gaharakuri falls under Khoyrasol tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The census record for Gaharakuri 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 <5 km distance for Gaharakuri.

Gaharakuri is in Khoyrasol tehsil of Birbhum 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 Gaharakuri today is likely to be higher.

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