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About Gorsika Village

Gorsika is a mid sized village in Santuri tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,741, made up of 897 males and 844 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 729.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723133, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gorsika Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gorsika village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Santuri
Pincode 723133
Area (hectares) 729.38 hectares
Population 1,741
Male Population 897
Female Population 844
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gorsika compares

By the 2011 count Gorsika is the 9th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 789 residents. Its 729.38 hectares work out to about 2.4 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 975.

Getting to Gorsika

Gorsika is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gorsika as Available within 5 - 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Gangpur, Gangtiadi, Ghoramurga and Ghutgarya. 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 Gorsika

As per the Census of India 2011, Gorsika village had a population of 1,741. That makes it the 9th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 789 residents.

Gorsika village has 897 males and 844 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gorsika has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Gorsika is 723133. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gorsika covers 729.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gorsika falls under Santuri tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Gorsika 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 5 - 10 km distance for Gorsika.

Gorsika is in Santuri 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 Gorsika today is likely to be higher.

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