About Gaurhati Village

Gaurhati 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 179, made up of 92 males and 87 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gaurhati Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaurhati village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil	Kharagpur II
Pincode	721301
Area (hectares)	41.23 hectares
Population	179
Male Population	92
Female Population	87
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	946
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 Gaurhati compares

By the 2011 count Gaurhati is the 242nd largest of the 317 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 560 residents. Its 41.23 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Gaurhati

Gaurhati is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gaurhati 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 Fatemahammad, Gadgachhi, Gangadharchak and Gangarampur. 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 Gaurhati

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaurhati village had a population of 179. That makes it the 242nd largest of the 317 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 560 residents.

Gaurhati village has 92 males and 87 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaurhati has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 996.

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

Gaurhati covers 41.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Gaurhati 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 Gaurhati.

Gaurhati 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.