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About Gourdih Village

Gourdih is a mid sized village in Barabazar tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 574, made up of 272 males and 302 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,110 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723152, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gourdih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gourdih village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Barabazar
Pincode 723152
Area (hectares) 87.38 hectares
Population 574
Male Population 272
Female Population 302
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,110
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gourdih compares

By the 2011 count Gourdih is the 113th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 801 residents. Its 87.38 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Gourdih

Gourdih is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gourdih as Available within 5 - 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 Gopalpur, Gopalpur Alias Nutandih, Gordih and Gorsai. 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 Gourdih

As per the Census of India 2011, Gourdih village had a population of 574. That makes it the 113th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 801 residents.

Gourdih village has 272 males and 302 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gourdih has about 1110 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Gourdih is 723152. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gourdih covers 87.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Gourdih 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 village for Gourdih.

Gourdih 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 Gourdih today is likely to be higher.

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