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About Gurjala Village

Gurjala is a mid sized village in Pandua tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 740, made up of 363 males and 377 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,039 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712147, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gurjala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gurjala village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Pandua
Pincode 712147
Area (hectares) 49.1 hectares
Population 740
Male Population 363
Female Population 377
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,039
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 Gurjala compares

By the 2011 count Gurjala is the 117th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,738 residents. Its 49.1 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Gurjala

The census records public bus service for Gurjala 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gurjala from other places

Gurjala lies about 15 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Kanchrapara Workshop Gate, about 11 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 Gurjala
Nearest town Ashoknagar Kalyangarh 10 km
Nearest railway station Kanchrapara Workshop Gate 11 km
District headquarters Hugli 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Pandua 33 km

Villages closest to Gurjala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gurjala village had a population of 740. That makes it the 117th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,738 residents.

Gurjala village has 363 males and 377 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gurjala has about 1039 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Gurjala is 712147. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gurjala covers 49.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gurjala falls under Pandua tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Gurjala is Kanchrapara Workshop Gate, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Gurjala.

Gurjala is about 15 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gurjala is in Pandua tehsil of Hugli district. Ashoknagar Kalyangarh is about 10 km away. Kanchrapara Workshop Gate is about 11 km away. Hugli is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Digha (5.5 km), Bhonpur (7.0 km) and Kalyanpur (7.7 km).

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

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