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About Gauri Village

Gauri is a mid sized village in Arambag tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,148, made up of 601 males and 547 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 100.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712613, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gauri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gauri village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Arambag
Pincode 712613
Area (hectares) 100.6 hectares
Population 1,148
Male Population 601
Female Population 547
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gauri compares

By the 2011 count Gauri is the 89th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents. Its 100.6 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Gauri

Gauri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gauri 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gauri from other places

Gauri lies about 1.7 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Hooghly Ghat, about 1.7 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 Gauri
Nearest town Naihāti 1.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Arambag 1.7 km
District headquarters Hugli 1.7 km
Nearest railway station Hooghly Ghat 1.7 km

Villages closest to Gauri

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

Common questions about Gauri

As per the Census of India 2011, Gauri village had a population of 1,148. That makes it the 89th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents.

Gauri village has 601 males and 547 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gauri has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Gauri is 712613. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gauri covers 100.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gauri falls under Arambag tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Gauri is Hooghly Ghat, about 1.7 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gauri.

Gauri is about 1.7 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gauri is in Arambag tehsil of Hugli district. Naihāti is about 1.5 km away. Arambag is about 1.7 km away. Hugli is about 1.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pura (6.1 km), Sastipur (7.3 km) and Paschim Shibpur (7.5 km).

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

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