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About Gaurnai Village

Gaurnai is a mid sized village in Balagarh tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,297, made up of 659 males and 638 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 168.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712515, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gaurnai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaurnai village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Balagarh
Pincode 712515
Area (hectares) 168.98 hectares
Population 1,297
Male Population 659
Female Population 638
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gaurnai compares

By the 2011 count Gaurnai is the 58th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents. Its 168.98 hectares work out to about 7.7 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 964.

Getting to Gaurnai

The census records public bus service for Gaurnai as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dwarpara, Ektarpur, Fatepur and Gaipara. 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.

Common questions about Gaurnai

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaurnai village had a population of 1,297. That makes it the 58th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents.

Gaurnai village has 659 males and 638 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaurnai has about 968 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 964.

The pincode recorded for Gaurnai is 712515. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gaurnai covers 168.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gaurnai falls under Balagarh tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The census record for Gaurnai notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gaurnai.

Gaurnai is in Balagarh tehsil of Hugli 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.

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

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