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About Gauria Village

Gauria is a large village in Chanchal I tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,236, made up of 2,218 males and 2,018 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 190.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gauria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gauria village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Chanchal I
Pincode 732123
Area (hectares) 190.9 hectares
Population 4,236
Male Population 2,218
Female Population 2,018
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gauria compares

By the 2011 count Gauria is the 8th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents. Its 190.9 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Gauria

Gauria is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gauria as Available within 5 - 10 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 Gauria from other places

Gauria lies about 33 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Milangarh, about 14 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 Gauria
Tehsil headquarters Chanchal I 6.6 km
Nearest railway station Milangarh 14 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 22 km
District headquarters Maldah 33 km

Villages closest to Gauria

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chanchal I 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 Gauria

As per the Census of India 2011, Gauria village had a population of 4,236. That makes it the 8th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents.

Gauria village has 2,218 males and 2,018 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gauria has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Gauria is 732123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gauria covers 190.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gauria falls under Chanchal I tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Gauria is Milangarh, about 14 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gauria.

Gauria is about 33 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gauria is in Chanchal I tehsil of Maldah district. Chanchal I is about 6.6 km away. Milangarh is about 14 km away. Rāiganj is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sitalpur (under 2 km), Sitalpur Dilalpur (under 2 km) and Khurial (2.4 km).

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

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