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About Ghirnigaon Village

Ghirnigaon is a large village in Chopra tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,640, made up of 1,616 males and 1,024 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 634 females per 1000 males. The village covers 370.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghirnigaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghirnigaon village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Chopra
Pincode 733207
Area (hectares) 370.69 hectares
Population 2,640
Male Population 1,616
Female Population 1,024
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 634
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghirnigaon compares

By the 2011 count Ghirnigaon is the 34th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,402 residents. Its 370.69 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Ghirnigaon

Ghirnigaon is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ghirnigaon as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dograsani, Fatehabad, Gaodhuakalang and Gaodhuakhurd. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Ghirnigaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghirnigaon village had a population of 2,640. That makes it the 34th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,402 residents.

Ghirnigaon village has 1,616 males and 1,024 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghirnigaon has about 634 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 939.

The pincode recorded for Ghirnigaon is 733207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghirnigaon covers 370.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ghirnigaon falls under Chopra tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Ghirnigaon 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 - 10 km distance for Ghirnigaon.

Ghirnigaon is in Chopra tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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