About Gorsa Village

Gorsa is one of the larger villages in Murarai I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,964, made up of 3,985 males and 3,979 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 513.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gorsa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gorsa village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Tehsil	Murarai I
Pincode	731222
Area (hectares)	513.69 hectares
Population	7,964
Male Population	3,985
Female Population	3,979
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	998
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gorsa compares

By the 2011 count Gorsa is the 4th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,210 residents. Its 513.69 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Gorsa

Gorsa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gorsa as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Duria, Fatepur, Fateullapur and Ganeshpur. 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 Gorsa

As per the Census of India 2011, Gorsa village had a population of 7,964. That makes it the 4th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,210 residents.

Gorsa village has 3,985 males and 3,979 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gorsa has about 998 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Gorsa is 731222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gorsa covers 513.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gorsa falls under Murarai I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The census record for Gorsa 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 village for Gorsa.

Gorsa is in Murarai I 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.