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About Gorsai Village

Gorsai is a small village in Barabazar tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 364, made up of 181 males and 183 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 48.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gorsai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gorsai village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Barabazar
Pincode 723127
Area (hectares) 48.66 hectares
Population 364
Male Population 181
Female Population 183
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,011
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gorsai compares

By the 2011 count Gorsai is the 153rd largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 801 residents. Its 48.66 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Gorsai

Gorsai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gorsai as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Gohamikocha, Gokulnagar, Gopalpur and Gopalpur Alias Nutandih. 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 Gorsai

As per the Census of India 2011, Gorsai village had a population of 364. That makes it the 153rd largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 801 residents.

Gorsai village has 181 males and 183 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gorsai has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Gorsai is 723127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gorsai covers 48.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gorsai falls under Barabazar tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Gorsai 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 village for Gorsai.

Gorsai is in Barabazar 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 Gorsai today is likely to be higher.

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