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About Gotgerya Village

Gotgerya is a small village in Debra tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 168, made up of 93 males and 75 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 806 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721160, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gotgerya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gotgerya village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Debra
Pincode 721160
Area (hectares) 57.47 hectares
Population 168
Male Population 93
Female Population 75
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 806
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 Gotgerya compares

By the 2011 count Gotgerya is the 375th largest of the 432 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 600 residents. Its 57.47 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Gotgerya

Gotgerya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gotgerya 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 Gopal Punja, Gopalgere, Gopalpur and Gopinathpur. 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 Gotgerya

As per the Census of India 2011, Gotgerya village had a population of 168. That makes it the 375th largest of the 432 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 600 residents.

Gotgerya village has 93 males and 75 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gotgerya has about 806 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Gotgerya is 721160. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gotgerya covers 57.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gotgerya falls under Debra tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Gotgerya 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 Gotgerya.

Gotgerya is in Debra 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 Gotgerya today is likely to be higher.

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