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Gourhati

Gourhati
Village
Gourhati is located in West Bengal
Gourhati
Gourhati
Gourhati is located in India
Gourhati
Gourhati
Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates: 22°46′32″N 87°48′30″E / 22.7756000°N 87.8083570°E / 22.7756000; 87.8083570Coordinates: 22°46′32″N 87°48′30″E / 22.7756000°N 87.8083570°E / 22.7756000; 87.8083570
Country  India
State West Bengal
District Hooghly
Elevation 5 m (16 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 13,084
Languages
 • Official Bengali, English
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
ISO 3166 code IN-WB
Sex ratio 921 /

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.

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.

Gourhati is located at 22°46′32″N 87°48′30″E / 22.7756000°N 87.8083570°E / 22.7756000; 87.8083570.

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%.

This is a rich agricultural area with several cold storages. Chief products are potatoes and rice.


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