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About Gauran Village

Gauran is a mid sized village in Khanakul I tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,422, made up of 728 males and 694 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 260.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712413, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gauran Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gauran village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Khanakul I
Pincode 712413
Area (hectares) 260.02 hectares
Population 1,422
Male Population 728
Female Population 694
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gauran compares

By the 2011 count Gauran is the 69th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,736 residents. Its 260.02 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Gauran

Gauran is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gauran 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 Duadanda, Durgapur, Ganesh Bazar and Gangpur. 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 Gauran

As per the Census of India 2011, Gauran village had a population of 1,422. That makes it the 69th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,736 residents.

Gauran village has 728 males and 694 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gauran has about 953 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 950.

The pincode recorded for Gauran is 712413. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gauran covers 260.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gauran falls under Khanakul I tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The census record for Gauran 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 Gauran.

Gauran is in Khanakul I 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 Gauran today is likely to be higher.

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