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About Gilirpahari Village

Gilirpahari is a small village in Simlapal tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 185, made up of 89 males and 96 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,079 females per 1000 males. The village covers 101.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722160, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gilirpahari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gilirpahari village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Simlapal
Pincode 722160
Area (hectares) 101.83 hectares
Population 185
Male Population 89
Female Population 96
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,079
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 Gilirpahari compares

By the 2011 count Gilirpahari is the 162nd largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 702 residents. Its 101.83 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Gilirpahari

Gilirpahari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gilirpahari 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 Ganrra, Ghaghrakhulia, Ghagra and Ghoradhara. 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 Gilirpahari

As per the Census of India 2011, Gilirpahari village had a population of 185. That makes it the 162nd largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 702 residents.

Gilirpahari village has 89 males and 96 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gilirpahari has about 1079 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Gilirpahari is 722160. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gilirpahari covers 101.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gilirpahari falls under Simlapal tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Gilirpahari 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 Gilirpahari.

Gilirpahari is in Simlapal 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 Gilirpahari today is likely to be higher.

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