About Gangajal Ghati Village

Gangajal Ghati is one of the larger villages in Gangajalghati tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,708, made up of 4,454 males and 4,254 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 908.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722133, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gangajal Ghati Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangajal Ghati village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Bankura
Tehsil	Gangajalghati
Pincode	722133
Area (hectares)	908.93 hectares
Population	8,708
Male Population	4,454
Female Population	4,254
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	955
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gangajal Ghati compares

By the 2011 count Gangajal Ghati is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,164 residents. Its 908.93 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Gangajal Ghati

Gangajal Ghati is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gangajal Ghati as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gangajal Ghati from other places

Gangajal Ghati lies about 22 km from Bankura, and the nearest railway station is Beliatore, about 16 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Gangajal Ghati
Tehsil headquarters	Gangajalghati	under 2 km
Nearest railway station	Beliatore	16 km
District headquarters	Bankura	22 km
Nearest town	Bānkura	22 km

Villages closest to Gangajal Ghati

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gangajalghati tehsil.

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 Gangajal Ghati

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangajal Ghati village had a population of 8,708. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,164 residents.

Gangajal Ghati village has 4,454 males and 4,254 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangajal Ghati has about 955 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 953.

The pincode recorded for Gangajal Ghati is 722133. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangajal Ghati covers 908.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gangajal Ghati falls under Gangajalghati tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Gangajal Ghati is Beliatore, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Gangajal Ghati.

Gangajal Ghati is about 22 km from Bankura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangajal Ghati is in Gangajalghati tehsil of Bankura district. Gangajalghati is about under 2 km away. Beliatore is about 16 km away. Bankura is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.