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About Gochgiri Village

Gochgiri is a small village in Binpur II tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 338, made up of 181 males and 157 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 867 females per 1000 males. The village covers 252.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721501, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gochgiri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gochgiri village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Binpur II
Pincode 721501
Area (hectares) 252.81 hectares
Population 338
Male Population 181
Female Population 157
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 867
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 Gochgiri compares

By the 2011 count Gochgiri is the 160th largest of the 379 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 391 residents. Its 252.81 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Gochgiri

Gochgiri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gochgiri 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. The nearest villages by name are Ghushing Dangabara, Ghushing Dangacahota, Gidighati and Girulia. 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 Gochgiri

As per the Census of India 2011, Gochgiri village had a population of 338. That makes it the 160th largest of the 379 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 391 residents.

Gochgiri village has 181 males and 157 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gochgiri has about 867 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Gochgiri is 721501. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gochgiri covers 252.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gochgiri falls under Binpur II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Gochgiri notes the nearest railway station 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 Gochgiri.

Gochgiri is in Binpur II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur 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 Gochgiri today is likely to be higher.

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