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About Gourangdi Village

Gourangdi is a small village in Arsha tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 101, made up of 51 males and 50 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 139.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gourangdi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gourangdi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Arsha
Pincode 723216
Area (hectares) 139.38 hectares
Population 101
Male Population 51
Female Population 50
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 980
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gourangdi compares

By the 2011 count Gourangdi is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,629 residents. Its 139.38 hectares work out to about 0.7 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 Gourangdi

Gourangdi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gourangdi 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dhanara, Gandhabazar Alias Raghunathganj, Gayalikocha and Ghatiali. 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 Gourangdi

As per the Census of India 2011, Gourangdi village had a population of 101. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,629 residents.

Gourangdi village has 51 males and 50 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gourangdi has about 980 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 Gourangdi is 723216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gourangdi covers 139.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

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

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

Gourangdi 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 Gourangdi today is likely to be higher.

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