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About Goraipur Village

Goraipur is a mid sized village in Keshpur tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 617, made up of 312 males and 305 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 110.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721260, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Goraipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Goraipur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Keshpur
Pincode 721260
Area (hectares) 110.82 hectares
Population 617
Male Population 312
Female Population 305
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
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 Goraipur compares

By the 2011 count Goraipur is the 175th largest of the 538 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 603 residents. Its 110.82 hectares work out to about 5.6 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 958.

Getting to Goraipur

Goraipur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Goraipur 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 Gopalgar, Gopi Bar, Gopinath Bati and Gopinath Jol. 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 Goraipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Goraipur village had a population of 617. That makes it the 175th largest of the 538 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 603 residents.

Goraipur village has 312 males and 305 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Goraipur has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Goraipur is 721260. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Goraipur covers 110.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Goraipur falls under Keshpur tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Goraipur 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 Goraipur.

Goraipur is in Keshpur 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 Goraipur today is likely to be higher.

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