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About Gocharan Village

Gocharan is a mid sized village in Baruipur tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,147, made up of 585 males and 562 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743391, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gocharan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gocharan village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Baruipur
Pincode 743391
Area (hectares) 53.29 hectares
Population 1,147
Male Population 585
Female Population 562
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gocharan compares

By the 2011 count Gocharan is the 92nd largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,589 residents. Its 53.29 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Gocharan

Gocharan is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Gocharan 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gocharan from other places

Gocharan lies about 14 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Gocharan, about under 2 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Gocharan
Nearest railway station Gocharan under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Baruipur 9.8 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 14 km

Villages closest to Gocharan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baruipur tehsil.

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 Gocharan

As per the Census of India 2011, Gocharan village had a population of 1,147. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,589 residents.

Gocharan village has 585 males and 562 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gocharan has about 961 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 950.

The pincode recorded for Gocharan is 743391. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gocharan covers 53.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gocharan falls under Baruipur tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Gocharan is Gocharan, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gocharan.

Gocharan is about 14 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gocharan is in Baruipur tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Gocharan is about under 2 km away. Baruipur is about 9.8 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rajgara (under 2 km), Durga (under 2 km) and Durgapur Gazipur (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Gocharan today is likely to be higher.

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