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About Gandhapur Village

Gandhapur is a mid sized village in Memari II tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,223, made up of 633 males and 590 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 188.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713168, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gandhapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gandhapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Memari II
Pincode 713168
Area (hectares) 188.36 hectares
Population 1,223
Male Population 633
Female Population 590
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gandhapur compares

By the 2011 count Gandhapur is the 36th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,707 residents. Its 188.36 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Gandhapur

Gandhapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gandhapur 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Chandipur, Dakhalpur, Dhunai and Dihipalashan. 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 Gandhapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Gandhapur village had a population of 1,223. That makes it the 36th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,707 residents.

Gandhapur village has 633 males and 590 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gandhapur has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Gandhapur is 713168. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gandhapur covers 188.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gandhapur falls under Memari II tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The census record for Gandhapur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Gandhapur.

Gandhapur is in Memari 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 Gandhapur today is likely to be higher.

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