About Gayeshpur Village

Gayeshpur is a large village in Bolpur Sriniketan tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,825, made up of 1,938 males and 1,887 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 186.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gayeshpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gayeshpur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Tehsil	Bolpur Sriniketan
Pincode	731204
Area (hectares)	186.5 hectares
Population	3,825
Male Population	1,938
Female Population	1,887
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	974
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gayeshpur compares

By the 2011 count Gayeshpur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,220 residents. Its 186.5 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Gayeshpur

Gayeshpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gayeshpur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gayeshpur from other places

Gayeshpur lies about 28 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Karnasubarna, about 23 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Gayeshpur
Nearest town	Kāndi	10 km
Nearest railway station	Karnasubarna	23 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bolpur Sriniketan	28 km
District headquarters	Birbhum	28 km

Villages closest to Gayeshpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bolpur Sriniketan tehsil.

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 Gayeshpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Gayeshpur village had a population of 3,825. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,220 residents.

Gayeshpur village has 1,938 males and 1,887 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gayeshpur has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Gayeshpur is 731204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gayeshpur covers 186.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gayeshpur falls under Bolpur Sriniketan tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Gayeshpur is Karnasubarna, about 23 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Gayeshpur.

Gayeshpur is about 28 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gayeshpur is in Bolpur Sriniketan tehsil of Birbhum district. Kāndi is about 10 km away. Karnasubarna is about 23 km away. Bolpur Sriniketan is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.