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About Gouribag Village

Gouribag is a mid sized village in Murshidabad Jiaganj tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 506, made up of 264 males and 242 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 24.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742149, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gouribag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gouribag village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Murshidabad Jiaganj
Pincode 742149
Area (hectares) 24.69 hectares
Population 506
Male Population 264
Female Population 242
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gouribag compares

By the 2011 count Gouribag is the 95th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents. Its 24.69 hectares work out to about 20 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 941.

Getting to Gouribag

Gouribag is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gouribag 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Ghanasyampur, Gobindapur Lakheraj, Goljarbag and Gopalnagar. 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 Gouribag

As per the Census of India 2011, Gouribag village had a population of 506. That makes it the 95th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents.

Gouribag village has 264 males and 242 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gouribag has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Gouribag is 742149. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gouribag covers 24.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gouribag falls under Murshidabad Jiaganj tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

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

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

Gouribag is in Murshidabad Jiaganj 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.

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

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