About Gordoani Village

Gordoani is one of the larger villages in Jaynagar II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 20,984, made up of 10,745 males and 10,239 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 915.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743338, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gordoani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gordoani village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Jaynagar II
Pincode	743338
Area (hectares)	915.4 hectares
Population	20,984
Male Population	10,745
Female Population	10,239
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	953
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gordoani compares

By the 2011 count Gordoani is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 5,102 residents. Its 915.4 hectares work out to about 23 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 952.

Getting to Gordoani

Gordoani is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gordoani as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Gordoani from other places

Gordoani lies about 9.5 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Baharu, about 7.4 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 Gordoani
Nearest railway station	Baharu	7.4 km
Nearest town	Jaynagar Majilpur	7.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jaynagar II	9.5 km
District headquarters	South Twenty Four Parganas	9.5 km

Villages closest to Gordoani

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

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Common questions about Gordoani

As per the Census of India 2011, Gordoani village had a population of 20,984. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,102 residents.

Gordoani village has 10,745 males and 10,239 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gordoani has about 953 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 952.

The pincode recorded for Gordoani is 743338. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gordoani covers 915.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gordoani falls under Jaynagar II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Gordoani is Baharu, about 7.4 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Gordoani.

Gordoani is about 9.5 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.

Gordoani is in Jaynagar II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Baharu is about 7.4 km away. Jaynagar Majilpur is about 7.7 km away. Jaynagar II is about 9.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.