About Gaurgan Village

Gaurgan is a small village in Jhargram tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 451, made up of 231 males and 220 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 30.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721507, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gaurgan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaurgan village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil	Jhargram
Pincode	721507
Area (hectares)	30.95 hectares
Population	451
Male Population	231
Female Population	220
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	952
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gaurgan compares

By the 2011 count Gaurgan is the 125th largest of the 442 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 358 residents. Its 30.95 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Gaurgan

Gaurgan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gaurgan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Ganak Kati, Gangadharpur, Ganthabila and Garmohan. 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.

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Common questions about Gaurgan

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaurgan village had a population of 451. That makes it the 125th largest of the 442 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 358 residents.

Gaurgan village has 231 males and 220 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaurgan has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Gaurgan is 721507. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gaurgan covers 30.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gaurgan falls under Jhargram tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gaurgan.

Gaurgan is in Jhargram 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.