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About Ghorakata Village

Ghorakata is a small village in Kashipur tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 354, made up of 182 males and 172 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 157.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghorakata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghorakata village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Kashipur
Pincode 723121
Area (hectares) 157.83 hectares
Population 354
Male Population 182
Female Population 172
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ghorakata compares

By the 2011 count Ghorakata is the 146th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 885 residents. Its 157.83 hectares work out to about 2.2 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 Ghorakata

Ghorakata is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ghorakata as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Duliabar, Dumdapahari, Gagnabad and Gamarkunri. 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 Ghorakata

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghorakata village had a population of 354. That makes it the 146th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 885 residents.

Ghorakata village has 182 males and 172 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghorakata has about 945 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 Ghorakata is 723121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghorakata covers 157.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Ghorakata notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Ghorakata 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 Ghorakata today is likely to be higher.

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