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About Paschim Gurtala Village

Paschim Gurtala is a small village in Panskura tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 435, made up of 222 males and 213 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721139, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paschim Gurtala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paschim Gurtala village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Panskura
Pincode 721139
Area (hectares) 76.36 hectares
Population 435
Male Population 222
Female Population 213
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
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 Paschim Gurtala compares

By the 2011 count Paschim Gurtala is the 193rd largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,259 residents. Its 76.36 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Paschim Gurtala

Paschim Gurtala is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Paschim Gurtala 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 Paramhansapur, Parlanka, Paschim Arjjunda and Paschim Bakulda. 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 Paschim Gurtala

As per the Census of India 2011, Paschim Gurtala village had a population of 435. That makes it the 193rd largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,259 residents.

Paschim Gurtala village has 222 males and 213 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paschim Gurtala has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Paschim Gurtala is 721139. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paschim Gurtala covers 76.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Paschim Gurtala 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 Paschim Gurtala.

Paschim Gurtala 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 Paschim Gurtala today is likely to be higher.

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