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About Gourisail Village

Gourisail is a large village in Ranaghat II tehsil, in the district of Nadia, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,507, made up of 1,298 males and 1,209 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 115.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 741238, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gourisail Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gourisail village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Nadia
Tehsil Ranaghat II
Pincode 741238
Area (hectares) 115.72 hectares
Population 2,507
Male Population 1,298
Female Population 1,209
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Gourisail compares

By the 2011 count Gourisail is the 44th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,897 residents. Its 115.72 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Gourisail

Gourisail is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Gourisail as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. The nearest villages by name are Gangsara, Ghatigachhi, Ghola and Goalsalua. 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 Gourisail

As per the Census of India 2011, Gourisail village had a population of 2,507. That makes it the 44th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,897 residents.

Gourisail village has 1,298 males and 1,209 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gourisail has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Gourisail is 741238. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gourisail covers 115.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gourisail falls under Ranaghat II tehsil of Nadia district in West Bengal.

The census record for Gourisail notes the nearest railway station as Available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gourisail.

Gourisail is in Ranaghat II tehsil of Nadia 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 Gourisail today is likely to be higher.

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