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About Ghoradal Village

Ghoradal is one of the larger villages in Mathurapur I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 12,170, made up of 6,193 males and 5,977 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 789.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743354, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghoradal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghoradal village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Mathurapur I
Pincode 743354
Area (hectares) 789.5 hectares
Population 12,170
Male Population 6,193
Female Population 5,977
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ghoradal compares

By the 2011 count Ghoradal is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,860 residents. Its 789.5 hectares work out to about 15 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 951.

Getting to Ghoradal

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

How far is Ghoradal from other places

Ghoradal lies about 13 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Madhabpur, about 7.6 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 Ghoradal
Nearest railway station Madhabpur 7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Mathurapur I 13 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 13 km
Nearest town Jaynagar Majilpur 15 km

Villages closest to Ghoradal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mathurapur I 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 Ghoradal

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghoradal village had a population of 12,170. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,860 residents.

Ghoradal village has 6,193 males and 5,977 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghoradal has about 965 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 951.

The pincode recorded for Ghoradal is 743354. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghoradal covers 789.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ghoradal falls under Mathurapur I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Ghoradal is Madhabpur, about 7.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ghoradal.

Ghoradal is about 13 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.

Ghoradal is in Mathurapur I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Madhabpur is about 7.6 km away. Mathurapur I is about 13 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Uttar Lakshminarayanpur (2.7 km), Chak Bhagabanpur (2.8 km) and Jogendra Nagar (2.9 km).

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

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