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About Gailabad Village

Gailabad is a small village in Chhatna tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 145, made up of 74 males and 71 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722137, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gailabad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gailabad village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Chhatna
Pincode 722137
Area (hectares) 70.44 hectares
Population 145
Male Population 74
Female Population 71
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gailabad compares

By the 2011 count Gailabad is the 247th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 685 residents. Its 70.44 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Gailabad

The census records public bus service for Gailabad as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dumda, Dumdumi, Dumur Kundi and Enari. 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.

Common questions about Gailabad

As per the Census of India 2011, Gailabad village had a population of 145. That makes it the 247th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 685 residents.

Gailabad village has 74 males and 71 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gailabad has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Gailabad is 722137. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gailabad covers 70.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gailabad falls under Chhatna tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Gailabad notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gailabad.

Gailabad is in Chhatna 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.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Gailabad today is likely to be higher.

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