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About Gurnagar Village

Gurnagar is a mid sized village in Bamangola tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 608, made up of 309 males and 299 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 123.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732138, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gurnagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gurnagar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Bamangola
Pincode 732138
Area (hectares) 123.99 hectares
Population 608
Male Population 309
Female Population 299
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gurnagar compares

By the 2011 count Gurnagar is the 83rd largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,019 residents. Its 123.99 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Gurnagar

Gurnagar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gurnagar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Gaur Nandanbati, Goaljai, Gopalnagar and Gopalpur. 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 Gurnagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Gurnagar village had a population of 608. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,019 residents.

Gurnagar village has 309 males and 299 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gurnagar has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Gurnagar is 732138. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gurnagar covers 123.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gurnagar falls under Bamangola tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The census record for Gurnagar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Gurnagar.

Gurnagar is in Bamangola tehsil of Maldah 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 Gurnagar today is likely to be higher.

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