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About Gorahar Village

Gorahar is a mid sized village in Khejuri II tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 848, made up of 429 males and 419 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721431, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gorahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gorahar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Khejuri II
Pincode 721431
Area (hectares) 87.72 hectares
Population 848
Male Population 429
Female Population 419
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Gorahar compares

By the 2011 count Gorahar is the 53rd largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,449 residents. Its 87.72 hectares work out to about 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Gorahar

The census records public bus service for Gorahar as Available within 5 - 10 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 village. The nearest villages by name are Dekhali, Dhobaghata Baman Chak, Garang and Gobindapur. 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 Gorahar

As per the Census of India 2011, Gorahar village had a population of 848. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,449 residents.

Gorahar village has 429 males and 419 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gorahar has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Gorahar is 721431. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gorahar covers 87.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gorahar falls under Khejuri II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Gorahar notes the nearest railway station as Available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gorahar.

Gorahar is in Khejuri 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 Gorahar today is likely to be higher.

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