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Gorala

Sainthia mandal
Pincode 731201
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Temples near Gorala

  • Nandikeshwari Temple · 4.1 km

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Gorala is a village in Sainthia mandal, Birbhum district, West Bengal, located at 23.987°N, 87.673°E. The village has a population of 676 residents across 167 households with a literacy rate of 51.3%. PIN code 731201.

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
RINKU BITTAR
Contact: 97****2296
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LGD code
317217
Pincode
731201
Post office
Ahmadpur
Population
676
Households
167
Literacy rate
51.3%
Sex ratio
888 ♀/1000♂
Workers
333
Distance to district centre
8 km
Distance to mandal centre
22 km
Distance to Kolkata
172 km
Distance to Delhi
1162 km
Nearest railway station
Gadadharpur · 4 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital,Kundala · 3 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Gorala compares

By population, Gorala ranks #105 of 230 villages in Sainthia mandal.

Literacy rate
%
51.3%
−12.2% vs mandal average
Gorala
51.3%
Sainthia mandal
63.5%
Birbhum district
61.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
888
−62 vs mandal average
Gorala
888
Sainthia mandal
950
Household size
people per home
4.0
−0.2 vs mandal average
Gorala
4.0
Sainthia mandal
4.2

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Gorala at a glance

Gorala is a village of 676 people in 167 households (Census 2011) in Sainthia block, Birbhum district, West Bengal, the 105th-largest of 230 villages in Sainthia block. Literacy is 51%, 12 points below the block average of 64% and the sex ratio is 888 women per 1,000 men. It lies 8 km from the Birbhum district centre, 9 km from Mayureswar, the nearest town, 4 km from Gadadharpur railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 731201, served by Ahmadpur post office; the LGD village code is 317217. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital,Kundala, 3 km away. The sarpanch is RINKU BITTAR, and the village votes in Labpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Debasis Ojha (Haku Da). The population is estimated at 756 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Horisara

Nearby villages compared

Compare side by side →
villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Gorala · this village67651%
Monai · Seijosa Adc4384%1.2 km S
Monai · Sainthia95451%1.2 km S
Jashoda · Sainthia72355%1.8 km W
Barkenda · Sainthia92056%1.9 km SE
Itahata · Mayureswar - II52371%2.4 km SE
Amua · Sainthia4,39856%3.2 km S

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Gorala

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
14
Power hours (winter)
16
Primary school
1
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
1
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
Yes
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
No
Anganwadi centre
No
ASHA worker
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
All-weather road
No
Total area (ha)
114.77
Irrigated area (ha)
23
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Gorala

LGD code
317217
Pincode
731201
Post office
Ahmadpur
Population (Census 2011)
676
Population (projected 2026)
756
Households
167
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
888
Literacy rate
51.3%
Coordinates
23.98666°N, 87.67325°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Bolpur
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Labpur
Member of Parliament
Asit Kumar Mal
Member of Legislative Assembly
Debasis Ojha (Haku Da)
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
RINKU BITTAR
Block / Mandal
Sainthia
Getting there

How to reach Gorala

Mandal centre
Sainthia · ≈ 22 km
≈ 45 min by car · 54 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Birbhum · ≈ 8.4 km
≈ 17 min by car · 20 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 11,142 people
Mayureswar · ≈ 9.2 km
≈ 19 min by car · 22 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Kolkata172 kmcapital
  • Delhi1162 km
  • Hyderabad1204 km
  • Chennai1441 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationGadadharpur4 km
  • Bus stopLabpur New Bus Stand23 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital,Kundala3 km
  • ATM / bankUCO Bank17 km
  • Petrol pumpTibriwala Petrol Pump17 km
  • CollegeVisva-Bharati University34 km
  • Police stationGuskara Police station57 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Gorala

1 Temple, 1 Mosque mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.

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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-11
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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