About Gakulnagar Village

Gakulnagar is a mid sized village in Jaypur tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 650, made up of 346 males and 304 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 64.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gakulnagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gakulnagar village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Bankura
Tehsil	Jaypur
Pincode	722122
Area (hectares)	64.17 hectares
Population	650
Male Population	346
Female Population	304
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	879
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Gakulnagar compares

By the 2011 count Gakulnagar is the 86th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,153 residents. Its 64.17 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Gakulnagar

Gakulnagar is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Gakulnagar 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 village. The nearest villages by name are Dhengartala, Dighpar, Digrya and Gaighata. 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 Gakulnagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Gakulnagar village had a population of 650. That makes it the 86th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,153 residents.

Gakulnagar village has 346 males and 304 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gakulnagar has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Gakulnagar is 722122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gakulnagar covers 64.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gakulnagar falls under Jaypur tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Gakulnagar notes the nearest railway station as Available within village.

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

Gakulnagar is in Jaypur 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.