Gocharan

Gocharan is a village within the jurisdiction of the Baruipur police station in the Baruipur CD block in the Baruipur subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Gocharan
Village
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Coordinates: 22.2799°N 88.4540°E / 22.2799; 88.4540
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	South 24 Parganas
CD Block	Baruipur
Area
• Total	0.53 km2 (0.20 sq mi)
Elevation	9 m (30 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	1,147
• Density	2,200/km2 (5,600/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Bengali[1][2]
• Additional official	English[1]
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	743391
Telephone code	+91 33
Vehicle registration	WB-19 to WB-22, WB-95 to WB-99
Lok Sabha constituency	Jadavpur
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Baruipur Purba (SC)
Website	www.s24pgs.gov.in

Geography

Gocharan is located at 22°16′48″N 88°27′14″E. It has an average elevation of 9 metres (30 ft).

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India, Gocharan had a total population of 1,147.^[3]

Transport

Gocharan is on the State Highway 1.^[4]

Gocharan railway station is on the Sealdah–Namkhana line of the Kolkata Suburban Railway system.^[4][5]

Commuters

With the electrification of the railways, suburban traffic has grown tremendously since the 1960s. As of 2005–06, more than 1.7 million (17 lakhs) commuters use the Kolkata Suburban Railway system daily. After the partition of India, refugees from erstwhile East Pakistan and Bangladesh had a strong impact on the development of urban areas in the periphery of Kolkata. The new immigrants depended on Kolkata for their livelihood, thus increasing the number of commuters. Eastern Railway runs 1,272 EMU trains daily.^[6]

Healthcare

There is a primary health centre, with 6 beds, at Panchgachhia (PO Gocharan).^[7]