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About Goragachha Village

Goragachha is a mid sized village in Diamond Harbour II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,256, made up of 668 males and 588 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 91.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743347, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Goragachha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Goragachha village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Diamond Harbour II
Pincode 743347
Area (hectares) 91.52 hectares
Population 1,256
Male Population 668
Female Population 588
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 880
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 Goragachha compares

By the 2011 count Goragachha is the 54th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,008 residents. Its 91.52 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Goragachha

Goragachha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Goragachha 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 Goragachha from other places

Goragachha lies about 29 km from South Twenty Four Parganas. 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 Goragachha
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 7.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Diamond Harbour II 29 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 29 km

Villages closest to Goragachha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Diamond Harbour II 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 Goragachha

As per the Census of India 2011, Goragachha village had a population of 1,256. That makes it the 54th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,008 residents.

Goragachha village has 668 males and 588 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Goragachha has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Goragachha is 743347. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Goragachha covers 91.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Goragachha falls under Diamond Harbour II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The census record for Goragachha 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 km distance for Goragachha.

Goragachha is about 29 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.

Goragachha is in Diamond Harbour II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Diamond Harbour is about 7.9 km away. Diamond Harbour II is about 29 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Akrapunji (under 2 km), Goanara (under 2 km) and Mankhanda (under 2 km).

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

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