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About Gayalikocha Village

Gayalikocha is a mid sized village in Arsha tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 673, made up of 339 males and 334 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 844.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gayalikocha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gayalikocha village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Arsha
Pincode 723201
Area (hectares) 844.59 hectares
Population 673
Male Population 339
Female Population 334
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gayalikocha compares

By the 2011 count Gayalikocha is the 69th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,629 residents. Its 844.59 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Gayalikocha

Gayalikocha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gayalikocha as Available within 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Chatuhansa, Chitidih, Detanar and Dhanara. 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 Gayalikocha

As per the Census of India 2011, Gayalikocha village had a population of 673. That makes it the 69th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,629 residents.

Gayalikocha village has 339 males and 334 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gayalikocha has about 985 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 990.

The pincode recorded for Gayalikocha is 723201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gayalikocha covers 844.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gayalikocha falls under Arsha tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Gayalikocha notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Gayalikocha is in Arsha tehsil of Puruliya 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 Gayalikocha today is likely to be higher.

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