About Gorubathan Khasmahal Village

Gorubathan Khasmahal is one of the larger villages in Gorubathan tehsil, in the district of Darjiling, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,291, made up of 2,669 males and 2,622 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 794 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 735231, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gorubathan Khasmahal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gorubathan Khasmahal village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Darjiling
Tehsil	Gorubathan
Pincode	735231
Area (hectares)	794 hectares
Population	5,291
Male Population	2,669
Female Population	2,622
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	982
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gorubathan Khasmahal compares

By the 2011 count Gorubathan Khasmahal is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,247 residents. Its 794 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Gorubathan Khasmahal

Gorubathan Khasmahal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gorubathan Khasmahal as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Gorubathan Khasmahal from other places

Gorubathan Khasmahal lies about 47 km from Darjiling, and the nearest railway station is New Mal Junction, about 9.2 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 Gorubathan Khasmahal
Tehsil headquarters	Gorubathan	under 2 km
Nearest railway station	New Mal Junction	9.2 km
Nearest town	Kālimpong	13 km
District headquarters	Darjiling	47 km

Villages closest to Gorubathan Khasmahal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gorubathan 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 Gorubathan Khasmahal

As per the Census of India 2011, Gorubathan Khasmahal village had a population of 5,291. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,247 residents.

Gorubathan Khasmahal village has 2,669 males and 2,622 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gorubathan Khasmahal has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Gorubathan Khasmahal is 735231. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gorubathan Khasmahal covers 794 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gorubathan Khasmahal falls under Gorubathan tehsil of Darjiling district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Gorubathan Khasmahal is New Mal Junction, about 9.2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gorubathan Khasmahal.

Gorubathan Khasmahal is about 47 km from Darjiling in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gorubathan Khasmahal is in Gorubathan tehsil of Darjiling district. Gorubathan is about under 2 km away. New Mal Junction is about 9.2 km away. Kālimpong is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lower Fagu Tea Garden (2.9 km), Upper Fagu Tea Garden (2.9 km) and Dalingkot Forest (4.8 km).

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