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About Guhagara Village

Guhagara is a small village in Kashipur tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 340, made up of 173 males and 167 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Guhagara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Guhagara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Kashipur
Pincode 723132
Area (hectares) 125.86 hectares
Population 340
Male Population 173
Female Population 167
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Guhagara compares

By the 2011 count Guhagara is the 153rd largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 885 residents. Its 125.86 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Guhagara

Guhagara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Guhagara 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Gopal Chak, Gopalpur, Gosaindi and Gosaindi Alias Birsinghabari. 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 Guhagara

As per the Census of India 2011, Guhagara village had a population of 340. That makes it the 153rd largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 885 residents.

Guhagara village has 173 males and 167 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Guhagara has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 972.

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

Guhagara covers 125.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Guhagara notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Guhagara.

Guhagara 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 Guhagara today is likely to be higher.

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