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About Gaurhati Village

Gaurhati is one of the larger villages in Arambag tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 13,084, made up of 6,716 males and 6,368 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 919.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712613, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gaurhati Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaurhati village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Arambag
Pincode 712613
Area (hectares) 919.87 hectares
Population 13,084
Male Population 6,716
Female Population 6,368
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gaurhati compares

By the 2011 count Gaurhati is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents. Its 919.87 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Gaurhati

Gaurhati is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gaurhati as Available within <5 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 Gaurhati from other places

Gaurhati lies about 13 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Baidyabati, about 2.0 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 Gaurhati
Nearest railway station Baidyabati 2.0 km
Nearest town Bhadreswar 3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Arambag 13 km
District headquarters Hugli 13 km

Villages closest to Gaurhati

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 Gaurhati

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaurhati village had a population of 13,084. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents.

Gaurhati village has 6,716 males and 6,368 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaurhati has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

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

Gaurhati covers 919.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Gaurhati is Baidyabati, about 2.0 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gaurhati.

Gaurhati is about 13 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gaurhati is in Arambag tehsil of Hugli district. Baidyabati is about 2.0 km away. Bhadreswar is about 3.0 km away. Arambag 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 Tala (2.1 km), Ramnagar (3.3 km) and Mobarakpur (4.0 km).

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

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