About Gaukhana Village

Gaukhana is a mid sized village in Lalgola tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,172, made up of 592 males and 580 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742148, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gaukhana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaukhana village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Murshidabad
Tehsil	Lalgola
Pincode	742148
Area (hectares)	56.9 hectares
Population	1,172
Male Population	592
Female Population	580
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	980
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gaukhana compares

By the 2011 count Gaukhana is the 55th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,037 residents. Its 56.9 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Gaukhana

Gaukhana is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gaukhana as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Durgapur, Egdalia, Fatepur and Ganespur. 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.

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Common questions about Gaukhana

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaukhana village had a population of 1,172. That makes it the 55th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,037 residents.

Gaukhana village has 592 males and 580 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaukhana has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Gaukhana is 742148. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gaukhana covers 56.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gaukhana falls under Lalgola tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The census record for Gaukhana notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gaukhana.

Gaukhana is in Lalgola tehsil of Murshidabad 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.