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About Ghorapara Village

Ghorapara is a mid sized village in Sankrail tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 594, made up of 300 males and 294 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 115.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721135, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghorapara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghorapara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Sankrail
Pincode 721135
Area (hectares) 115.69 hectares
Population 594
Male Population 300
Female Population 294
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 980
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 Ghorapara compares

By the 2011 count Ghorapara is the 54th largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 466 residents. Its 115.69 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Ghorapara

Ghorapara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ghorapara 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 Ektali, Gabradan, Gaighata and Garghata. 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 Ghorapara

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghorapara village had a population of 594. That makes it the 54th largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 466 residents.

Ghorapara village has 300 males and 294 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghorapara has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Ghorapara is 721135. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghorapara covers 115.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghorapara falls under Sankrail tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Ghorapara 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 Ghorapara.

Ghorapara is in Sankrail 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 Ghorapara today is likely to be higher.

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