About Gorankhali Village

Gorankhali is a large village in Haldia tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,418, made up of 1,249 males and 1,169 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 160.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721645, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gorankhali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gorankhali village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Purba Medinipur
Tehsil	Haldia
Pincode	721645
Area (hectares)	160.33 hectares
Population	2,418
Male Population	1,249
Female Population	1,169
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	936
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 Gorankhali compares

By the 2011 count Gorankhali is the 21st largest of the 24 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 4,083 residents. Its 160.33 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Gorankhali

Gorankhali is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gorankhali 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gorankhali from other places

Gorankhali lies about 26 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Mahisadal, about 4.9 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Gorankhali
Nearest railway station	Mahisadal	4.9 km
Nearest town	Monoharpur	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Haldia	17 km
District headquarters	Purba Medinipur	26 km

Villages closest to Gorankhali

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Haldia tehsil.

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 Gorankhali

As per the Census of India 2011, Gorankhali village had a population of 2,418. That makes it the 21st largest of the 24 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,083 residents.

Gorankhali village has 1,249 males and 1,169 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gorankhali has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Gorankhali is 721645. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gorankhali covers 160.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gorankhali falls under Haldia tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Gorankhali is Mahisadal, about 4.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Gorankhali.

Gorankhali is about 26 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gorankhali is in Haldia tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Mahisadal is about 4.9 km away. Monoharpur is about 11 km away. Haldia is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.