Country India District Hooghly ISO 3166 code IN-WB Elevation 5 m | State West Bengal Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) Sex ratio 921 ♂/♀ Population 13,084 (2011) | |
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Gourhati is a village under the Arambagh block and police station in the Arambagh subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
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Map of Gourhati, West Bengal
Gourhati-I is located 61.61 km from its district headquarters at Chinsurah and 90 km from its state capital, Kolkata.
Other villages in Arambagh are Arambagh, Arandi-I, Arandi-Ii, Batanal, Gourhati-I, Gourhati-Ii, Harinkhola-I, Harinkhola-Ii, Madhabpur, Malaypur-I, Malaypur-Ii.
Geography
Gourhati is located at 22°46′32″N 87°48′30″E.
Demographics
At the 2011 Census of India, Gourhati had a population of 13,084 of which 6,716 (51%) were males and 6,368 (49%) were females. The population below 6 years of age was 1,380. The number of literates in Gaurhati was 8,442 (80.67% of the population over 6 years).
Gourhati 2 has a population of 13,640. 51.29% of male and 48.71% of are female. The average literacy rate is 61%.
Economics
This is a rich agricultural area with several cold storages. Chief products are potatoes and rice.