Gournagar, Balagarh
Gournagar is a village located in the Balagarh Subdivision of Hooghly district of West Bengal. The village falls in Balagarh block and comes under Jirat Gram Panchayat.
As on January 2025, the current population of Gournagar is 424 out of which 228 are males and rest 196 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 860 females per 1000 males. There are around 41 teenagers in Gournagar. It has literacy rate of 66% which means around 280 persons can read and write. Total 171 people belonging to scheduled caste and 30 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 99 households in Gournagar, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 161. The pincode of Gournagar is 712501 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Balagarh Sub Post office
- Patuligram Branch Post office
- Jirat Branch Post office
- Panchpara Branch Post office
- Basna Branch Post office
Schools
Gournagar has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Kabura Panchpara High School
- Ashutosh Smriti Mandir Balika Vidyalaya
- Balagarh High School
- Jirat Colony High School
- Milangarh Jatindra Mohan Sikshaniketan
Hospitals
Gournagar has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- Milangarh Sub-Center
- Dwarpara Sub-Center
- Ahamedpur Referral Hospital Community Health Center
- Jirat Sub-Center
- Panchpara Sub-Center
Banks
Gournagar has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.