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About Gorbhanga Village

Gorbhanga is a mid sized village in Tufanganj II tehsil, in the district of Koch Bihar, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,416, made up of 743 males and 673 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 331 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 736159, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gorbhanga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gorbhanga village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Koch Bihar
Tehsil Tufanganj II
Pincode 736159
Area (hectares) 331 hectares
Population 1,416
Male Population 743
Female Population 673
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gorbhanga compares

By the 2011 count Gorbhanga is the 36th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,420 residents. Its 331 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Gorbhanga

Gorbhanga is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gorbhanga 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 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Debgram, Dhaldabri, Dhanmatia and Dorko. 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 Gorbhanga

As per the Census of India 2011, Gorbhanga village had a population of 1,416. That makes it the 36th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,420 residents.

Gorbhanga village has 743 males and 673 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gorbhanga has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Gorbhanga is 736159. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gorbhanga covers 331 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gorbhanga falls under Tufanganj II tehsil of Koch Bihar district in West Bengal.

The census record for Gorbhanga notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Gorbhanga.

Gorbhanga is in Tufanganj II tehsil of Koch Bihar 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 Gorbhanga today is likely to be higher.

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