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About Gourberya Village

Gourberya is a small village in Sankrail tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 199, made up of 97 males and 102 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,052 females per 1000 males. The village covers 37.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721135, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gourberya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gourberya village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Sankrail
Pincode 721135
Area (hectares) 37.58 hectares
Population 199
Male Population 97
Female Population 102
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,052
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 Gourberya compares

By the 2011 count Gourberya is the 182nd largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 466 residents. Its 37.58 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Gourberya

Gourberya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gourberya 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 Gohal Diha, Gokulpur, Gonsaipal and Gopalpur. 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 Gourberya

As per the Census of India 2011, Gourberya village had a population of 199. That makes it the 182nd largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 466 residents.

Gourberya village has 97 males and 102 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gourberya has about 1052 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

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

Gourberya covers 37.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Gourberya 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 Gourberya.

Gourberya 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 Gourberya today is likely to be higher.

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