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About Gaurangapur Village

Gaurangapur is a mid sized village in Panskura tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,020, made up of 518 males and 502 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721634, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gaurangapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaurangapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Panskura
Pincode 721634
Area (hectares) 72.31 hectares
Population 1,020
Male Population 518
Female Population 502
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gaurangapur compares

By the 2011 count Gaurangapur is the 107th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,259 residents. Its 72.31 hectares work out to about 14 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 952.

Getting to Gaurangapur

Gaurangapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gaurangapur as Available within 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Erapur Shiromani Chak, Fakirbazar, Fakirganja and Fate 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 Gaurangapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaurangapur village had a population of 1,020. That makes it the 107th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,259 residents.

Gaurangapur village has 518 males and 502 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaurangapur has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Gaurangapur is 721634. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gaurangapur covers 72.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gaurangapur falls under Panskura tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Gaurangapur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Gaurangapur is in Panskura 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 Gaurangapur today is likely to be higher.

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