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About Gamarkunri Village

Gamarkunri is a mid sized village in Kashipur tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 969, made up of 501 males and 468 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 282.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gamarkunri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gamarkunri village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Kashipur
Pincode 723132
Area (hectares) 282.47 hectares
Population 969
Male Population 501
Female Population 468
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gamarkunri compares

By the 2011 count Gamarkunri is the 63rd largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 885 residents. Its 282.47 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Gamarkunri

Gamarkunri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gamarkunri 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 Dhulapahari, Duarimahul, Duliabar and Dumdapahari. 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 Gamarkunri

As per the Census of India 2011, Gamarkunri village had a population of 969. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 885 residents.

Gamarkunri village has 501 males and 468 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gamarkunri has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Gamarkunri is 723132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gamarkunri covers 282.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gamarkunri falls under Kashipur tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Gamarkunri 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 Gamarkunri.

Gamarkunri is in Kashipur 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 Gamarkunri today is likely to be higher.

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