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About Gochimari Village

Gochimari is a large village in Mal tehsil, in the district of Jalpaiguri, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,445, made up of 1,284 males and 1,161 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 431.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 735218, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gochimari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gochimari village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Jalpaiguri
Tehsil Mal
Pincode 735218
Area (hectares) 431.4 hectares
Population 2,445
Male Population 1,284
Female Population 1,161
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gochimari compares

By the 2011 count Gochimari is the 51st largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,754 residents. Its 431.4 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Gochimari

Gochimari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gochimari 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gochimari from other places

Gochimari lies about 25 km from Jalpaiguri, and the nearest railway station is Neoranadi, about 10 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 Gochimari
Nearest railway station Neoranadi 10 km
Nearest town Siliguri 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Mal 25 km
District headquarters Jalpaiguri 25 km

Villages closest to Gochimari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gochimari village had a population of 2,445. That makes it the 51st largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,754 residents.

Gochimari village has 1,284 males and 1,161 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gochimari has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Gochimari is 735218. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gochimari covers 431.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gochimari falls under Mal tehsil of Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Gochimari is Neoranadi, about 10 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gochimari.

Gochimari is about 25 km from Jalpaiguri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gochimari is in Mal tehsil of Jalpaiguri district. Neoranadi is about 10 km away. Siliguri is about 21 km away. Mal is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sidabari (under 2 km), Neolabasti (2.0 km) and Apalchand (2.4 km).

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

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