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About Gairaabad Village

Gairaabad is a mid sized village in Chhatna tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 610, made up of 310 males and 300 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 124.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723168, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gairaabad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gairaabad village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Chhatna
Pincode 723168
Area (hectares) 124.88 hectares
Population 610
Male Population 310
Female Population 300
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gairaabad compares

By the 2011 count Gairaabad is the 130th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 685 residents. Its 124.88 hectares work out to about 4.9 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 Gairaabad

Gairaabad is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gairaabad 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dumdumi, Dumur Kundi, Enari and Ethani. 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 Gairaabad

As per the Census of India 2011, Gairaabad village had a population of 610. That makes it the 130th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 685 residents.

Gairaabad village has 310 males and 300 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gairaabad has about 968 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 Gairaabad is 723168. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gairaabad covers 124.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Gairaabad notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ 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 Gairaabad.

Gairaabad 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 Gairaabad today is likely to be higher.

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