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About Gholshundi Village

Gholshundi is a small village in Egra II tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 162, made up of 80 males and 82 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,025 females per 1000 males. The village covers 12.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721429, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gholshundi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gholshundi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Egra II
Pincode 721429
Area (hectares) 12.8 hectares
Population 162
Male Population 80
Female Population 82
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,025
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 Gholshundi compares

By the 2011 count Gholshundi is the 104th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,559 residents. Its 12.8 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Gholshundi

Gholshundi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gholshundi 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 Erenda, Gagana, Ganeshwarpur and Gangadhar Bar. 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 Gholshundi

As per the Census of India 2011, Gholshundi village had a population of 162. That makes it the 104th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,559 residents.

Gholshundi village has 80 males and 82 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gholshundi has about 1025 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 924.

The pincode recorded for Gholshundi is 721429. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gholshundi covers 12.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gholshundi falls under Egra II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Gholshundi 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 Gholshundi.

Gholshundi is in Egra II 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 Gholshundi today is likely to be higher.

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