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About Gourangapur Village

Gourangapur is a large village in Singur tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,171, made up of 1,104 males and 1,067 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gourangapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gourangapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Singur
Pincode 712403
Area (hectares) 93.45 hectares
Population 2,171
Male Population 1,104
Female Population 1,067
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
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 Gourangapur compares

By the 2011 count Gourangapur is the 33rd largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,285 residents. Its 93.45 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Gourangapur

The census records public bus service for Gourangapur 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 Gourangapur from other places

Gourangapur 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 Gourangapur
Nearest railway station Barasat Junction 6.0 km
Nearest town Bārāsat 6.1 km
District headquarters Hugli 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Singur 22 km

Villages closest to Gourangapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gourangapur village had a population of 2,171. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,285 residents.

Gourangapur village has 1,104 males and 1,067 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gourangapur has about 966 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 977.

The pincode recorded for Gourangapur is 712403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gourangapur covers 93.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gourangapur falls under Singur tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Gourangapur is Barasat Junction, about 6.0 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 Gourangapur.

Gourangapur 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.

Gourangapur is in Singur tehsil of Hugli district. Barasat Junction is about 6.0 km away. Bārāsat is about 6.1 km away. Hugli 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 Athalia (4.6 km), Bagdanga (5.1 km) and Dighaldanga (5.1 km).

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

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