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About Gazipur Village

Gazipur is one of the larger villages in Katwa II tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,675, made up of 3,422 males and 3,253 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 240.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713502, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gazipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gazipur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Katwa II
Pincode 713502
Area (hectares) 240.53 hectares
Population 6,675
Male Population 3,422
Female Population 3,253
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Gazipur compares

By the 2011 count Gazipur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,170 residents. Its 240.53 hectares work out to about 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Gazipur

The census records public bus service for Gazipur 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 village. The nearest villages by name are Deasin, Deriapur, Dona and Garagachhi. 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 Gazipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Gazipur village had a population of 6,675. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,170 residents.

Gazipur village has 3,422 males and 3,253 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gazipur has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Gazipur is 713502. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gazipur covers 240.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gazipur falls under Katwa II tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gazipur.

Gazipur is in Katwa II 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 Gazipur today is likely to be higher.

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