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About Gaurangachak Village

Gaurangachak is a small village in Kharagpur II tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 160, made up of 81 males and 79 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 18.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gaurangachak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaurangachak village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Kharagpur II
Pincode 721301
Area (hectares) 18.49 hectares
Population 160
Male Population 81
Female Population 79
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gaurangachak compares

By the 2011 count Gaurangachak is the 251st largest of the 317 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 560 residents. Its 18.49 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Gaurangachak

Gaurangachak is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gaurangachak 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Etbarpur, Fatemahammad, Gadgachhi and Gangadharchak. 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 Gaurangachak

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaurangachak village had a population of 160. That makes it the 251st largest of the 317 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 560 residents.

Gaurangachak village has 81 males and 79 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaurangachak has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Gaurangachak is 721301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gaurangachak covers 18.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gaurangachak falls under Kharagpur II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Gaurangachak 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 - 10 km distance for Gaurangachak.

Gaurangachak is in Kharagpur 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 Gaurangachak today is likely to be higher.

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