About Gahak Village

Gahak is a mid sized village in Purbasthali I tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 874, made up of 448 males and 426 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 234.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713515, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gahak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gahak village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Barddhaman
Tehsil	Purbasthali I
Pincode	713515
Area (hectares)	234.1 hectares
Population	874
Male Population	448
Female Population	426
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	951
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gahak compares

By the 2011 count Gahak is the 67th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,689 residents. Its 234.1 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Gahak

Gahak is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gahak as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dhoba, Dirghapara, Dogachhia and Ekdala. 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 Gahak

As per the Census of India 2011, Gahak village had a population of 874. That makes it the 67th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,689 residents.

Gahak village has 448 males and 426 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gahak 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 936.

The pincode recorded for Gahak is 713515. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gahak covers 234.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gahak falls under Purbasthali I tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The census record for Gahak notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gahak.

Gahak is in Purbasthali 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.