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About Ghoratala Village

Ghoratala is a mid sized village in Contai III tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 968, made up of 510 males and 458 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721449, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghoratala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghoratala village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Contai III
Pincode 721449
Area (hectares) 83.69 hectares
Population 968
Male Population 510
Female Population 458
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 898
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ghoratala compares

By the 2011 count Ghoratala is the 54th largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 951 residents. Its 83.69 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Ghoratala

Ghoratala is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ghoratala 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 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Durmut, Durmut Ist Part, Gamaduli and Gangadhar Chak. 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 Ghoratala

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghoratala village had a population of 968. That makes it the 54th largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 951 residents.

Ghoratala village has 510 males and 458 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghoratala has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Ghoratala is 721449. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghoratala covers 83.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ghoratala falls under Contai III tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Ghoratala notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Ghoratala.

Ghoratala is in Contai III tehsil of Purba 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 Ghoratala today is likely to be higher.

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