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About Gouri Nagar Village

Gouri Nagar is a mid sized village in Burwan tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,026, made up of 534 males and 492 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gouri Nagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gouri Nagar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Burwan
Pincode 742132
Area (hectares) 54.54 hectares
Population 1,026
Male Population 534
Female Population 492
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
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 Gouri Nagar compares

By the 2011 count Gouri Nagar is the 87th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,661 residents. Its 54.54 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Gouri Nagar

Gouri Nagar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gouri Nagar 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 Gouri Nagar from other places

Gouri Nagar lies about 31 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Karnasubarna, about 21 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 Gouri Nagar
Nearest town Kāndi 16 km
Nearest railway station Karnasubarna 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Burwan 31 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 31 km

Villages closest to Gouri Nagar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Burwan 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 Gouri Nagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Gouri Nagar village had a population of 1,026. That makes it the 87th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,661 residents.

Gouri Nagar village has 534 males and 492 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gouri Nagar has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Gouri Nagar is 742132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gouri Nagar covers 54.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gouri Nagar falls under Burwan tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Gouri Nagar is Karnasubarna, about 21 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 Gouri Nagar.

Gouri Nagar is about 31 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gouri Nagar is in Burwan tehsil of Murshidabad district. Kāndi is about 16 km away. Karnasubarna is about 21 km away. Burwan is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhabani Nagar (under 2 km), Gopal Nagar (under 2 km) and Haribati (1.8 km).

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

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