About Gantar Village

Gantar is a large village in Memari I tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,637, made up of 1,353 males and 1,284 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gantar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gantar village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Barddhaman
Tehsil	Memari I
Pincode	713146
Area (hectares)	125.92 hectares
Population	2,637
Male Population	1,353
Female Population	1,284
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	949
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gantar compares

By the 2011 count Gantar is the 30th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,928 residents. Its 125.92 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Gantar

Gantar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gantar 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Deule, Dharmma Simla, Dilalpur and Durgadanga. 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 Gantar

As per the Census of India 2011, Gantar village had a population of 2,637. That makes it the 30th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,928 residents.

Gantar village has 1,353 males and 1,284 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gantar has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Gantar is 713146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gantar covers 125.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gantar falls under Memari I tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The census record for Gantar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Gantar is in Memari I 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.