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About Gaurda Village

Gaurda is a mid sized village in Dantan II tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 990, made up of 500 males and 490 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 205.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721426, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gaurda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaurda village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Dantan II
Pincode 721426
Area (hectares) 205.18 hectares
Population 990
Male Population 500
Female Population 490
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 980
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 Gaurda compares

By the 2011 count Gaurda is the 55th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,316 residents. Its 205.18 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Gaurda

Gaurda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gaurda 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. The nearest villages by name are Dhukurda, Digha, Ekarukhi and Fatepur. 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 Gaurda

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaurda village had a population of 990. That makes it the 55th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,316 residents.

Gaurda village has 500 males and 490 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaurda 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 953.

The pincode recorded for Gaurda is 721426. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gaurda covers 205.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gaurda falls under Dantan II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

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

Gaurda is in Dantan 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 Gaurda today is likely to be higher.

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