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About Gangbil Village

Gangbil is a large village in Kanksa tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,435, made up of 1,303 males and 1,132 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 869 females per 1000 males. The village covers 498.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713169, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gangbil Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangbil village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Kanksa
Pincode 713169
Area (hectares) 498.56 hectares
Population 2,435
Male Population 1,303
Female Population 1,132
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 869
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gangbil compares

By the 2011 count Gangbil is the 13th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,345 residents. Its 498.56 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Gangbil

Gangbil 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 Gangbil as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Debipur, Dhobaru, Dihibeta and Domra. 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 Gangbil

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangbil village had a population of 2,435. That makes it the 13th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,345 residents.

Gangbil village has 1,303 males and 1,132 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangbil has about 869 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Gangbil is 713169. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangbil covers 498.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gangbil falls under Kanksa tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The census record for Gangbil 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 village for Gangbil.

Gangbil is in Kanksa tehsil of Barddhaman 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 Gangbil today is likely to be higher.

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