About Gaira Village

Gaira is a mid sized village in Bankura II tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 890, made up of 480 males and 410 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 854 females per 1000 males. The village covers 253.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722178, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gaira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaira village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Bankura
Tehsil	Bankura II
Pincode	722178
Area (hectares)	253.75 hectares
Population	890
Male Population	480
Female Population	410
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	854
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gaira compares

By the 2011 count Gaira is the 58th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 976 residents. Its 253.75 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Gaira

Gaira is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gaira as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Doman Bandi, Dulal Kundi, Duyaranda and Ekteswar. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Gaira

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaira village had a population of 890. That makes it the 58th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 976 residents.

Gaira village has 480 males and 410 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaira has about 854 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Gaira is 722178. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gaira covers 253.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gaira falls under Bankura II tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Gaira notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gaira.

Gaira is in Bankura II tehsil of Bankura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.