About Gourbazar Village

Gourbazar is a mid sized village in Mayureswar I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,312, made up of 673 males and 639 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gourbazar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gourbazar village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Tehsil	Mayureswar I
Pincode	731216
Area (hectares)	72.66 hectares
Population	1,312
Male Population	673
Female Population	639
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	949
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gourbazar compares

By the 2011 count Gourbazar is the 39th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,398 residents. Its 72.66 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Gourbazar

Gourbazar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gourbazar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gourbazar from other places

Gourbazar lies about 18 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Mallarpur, about 6.0 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 Gourbazar
Nearest railway station	Mallarpur	6.0 km
Nearest town	Sainthia	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mayureswar I	18 km
District headquarters	Birbhum	18 km

Villages closest to Gourbazar

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

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Common questions about Gourbazar

As per the Census of India 2011, Gourbazar village had a population of 1,312. That makes it the 39th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,398 residents.

Gourbazar village has 673 males and 639 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gourbazar has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Gourbazar is 731216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gourbazar covers 72.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gourbazar falls under Mayureswar I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Gourbazar is Mallarpur, about 6.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Gourbazar is about 18 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gourbazar is in Mayureswar I tehsil of Birbhum district. Mallarpur is about 6.0 km away. Sainthia is about 14 km away. Mayureswar I is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.