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About Gaurangapur Village

Gaurangapur 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 1,091, made up of 563 males and 528 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712406, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gaurangapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaurangapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Khanakul I
Pincode 712406
Area (hectares) 87.82 hectares
Population 1,091
Male Population 563
Female Population 528
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gaurangapur compares

By the 2011 count Gaurangapur is the 75th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,736 residents. Its 87.82 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Gaurangapur

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

Gaurangapur lies about 18 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Barasat Junction, about 6.0 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 Gaurangapur
Nearest railway station Barasat Junction 6.0 km
Nearest town Bārāsat 6.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Khanakul I 18 km
District headquarters Hugli 18 km

Villages closest to Gaurangapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khanakul I 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 Gaurangapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaurangapur village had a population of 1,091. That makes it the 75th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,736 residents.

Gaurangapur village has 563 males and 528 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaurangapur has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Gaurangapur is 712406. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gaurangapur covers 87.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Gaurangapur is Barasat Junction, about 6.0 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gaurangapur.

Gaurangapur is about 18 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gaurangapur is in Khanakul I tehsil of Hugli district. Barasat Junction is about 6.0 km away. Bārāsat is about 6.1 km away. Khanakul I is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chuadanga (5.1 km), Ramnagar (7.0 km) and Ichhapur (7.9 km).

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

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