About Gurkhair Village

Gurkhair is a large village in Harirampur tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,162, made up of 1,087 males and 1,075 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 215.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gurkhair Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gurkhair village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil	Harirampur
Pincode	733125
Area (hectares)	215.35 hectares
Population	2,162
Male Population	1,087
Female Population	1,075
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	989
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gurkhair compares

By the 2011 count Gurkhair is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 914 residents. Its 215.35 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Gurkhair

Gurkhair is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gurkhair as Available within village. 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 Fatepur, Fayezullapur, Gandhnai and Godal. 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 Gurkhair

As per the Census of India 2011, Gurkhair village had a population of 2,162. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 914 residents.

Gurkhair village has 1,087 males and 1,075 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gurkhair has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Gurkhair is 733125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gurkhair covers 215.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gurkhair falls under Harirampur tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Gurkhair 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 village for Gurkhair.

Gurkhair is in Harirampur tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur 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.