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About Gholhunra Village

Gholhunra is a small village in Bundwan tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 430, made up of 215 males and 215 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 179.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gholhunra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gholhunra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Bundwan
Pincode 723129
Area (hectares) 179.52 hectares
Population 430
Male Population 215
Female Population 215
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
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 Gholhunra compares

By the 2011 count Gholhunra is the 77th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 677 residents. Its 179.52 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Gholhunra

Gholhunra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gholhunra 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 Digha, Dulukdih Samil Kendapara, Gangamanna and Ghaghra. 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 Gholhunra

As per the Census of India 2011, Gholhunra village had a population of 430. That makes it the 77th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 677 residents.

Gholhunra village has 215 males and 215 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gholhunra has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Gholhunra is 723129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gholhunra covers 179.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gholhunra falls under Bundwan tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Gholhunra 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 Gholhunra.

Gholhunra is in Bundwan 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 Gholhunra today is likely to be higher.

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