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About Gurincha Village

Gurincha is a small village in Raiganj tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 355, made up of 188 males and 167 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 63.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733156, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gurincha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gurincha village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Raiganj
Pincode 733156
Area (hectares) 63.03 hectares
Population 355
Male Population 188
Female Population 167
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 888
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gurincha compares

By the 2011 count Gurincha is the 208th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents. Its 63.03 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Gurincha

Gurincha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gurincha as Available within <5 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. The nearest villages by name are Goaldaha, Gobindapur, Golaisura and Gomarda. 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 Gurincha

As per the Census of India 2011, Gurincha village had a population of 355. That makes it the 208th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents.

Gurincha village has 188 males and 167 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gurincha has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Gurincha is 733156. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gurincha covers 63.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gurincha falls under Raiganj tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Gurincha notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Gurincha is in Raiganj 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 Gurincha today is likely to be higher.

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