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About Goran Bose Village

Goran Bose is one of the larger villages in Basanti tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 12,642, made up of 6,425 males and 6,217 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1018.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Goran Bose Overview

Census 2011 figures for Goran Bose village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Basanti
Pincode 743312
Area (hectares) 1018.6 hectares
Population 12,642
Male Population 6,425
Female Population 6,217
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Goran Bose compares

By the 2011 count Goran Bose is the 6th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 5,158 residents. Its 1018.6 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Goran Bose

Goran Bose is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Goran Bose as Available within 5 - 10 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Goran Bose from other places

Goran Bose lies about 27 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Canning, about 20 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 Goran Bose
Tehsil headquarters Basanti 9.1 km
Nearest railway station Canning 20 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 27 km

Villages closest to Goran Bose

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Basanti 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 Goran Bose

As per the Census of India 2011, Goran Bose village had a population of 12,642. That makes it the 6th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,158 residents.

Goran Bose village has 6,425 males and 6,217 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Goran Bose has about 968 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 965.

The pincode recorded for Goran Bose is 743312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Goran Bose covers 1018.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Goran Bose falls under Basanti tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Goran Bose is Canning, about 20 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 km distance for Goran Bose.

Goran Bose is about 27 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.

Goran Bose is in Basanti tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Basanti is about 9.1 km away. Canning is about 20 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bharatgar (2.3 km), Hiranmoypur (2.4 km) and Nafarganj (3.0 km).

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

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