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About Gitgram Village

Gitgram is a small village in Bolpur Sriniketan tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 116, made up of 65 males and 51 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 785 females per 1000 males. The village covers 120.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gitgram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gitgram village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Bolpur Sriniketan
Pincode 731204
Area (hectares) 120.2 hectares
Population 116
Male Population 65
Female Population 51
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 785
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 Gitgram compares

By the 2011 count Gitgram is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,220 residents. Its 120.2 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Gitgram

Gitgram is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gitgram 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 Ganara, Gayeshpur, Gheropara and Ghidaha. 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 Gitgram

As per the Census of India 2011, Gitgram village had a population of 116. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,220 residents.

Gitgram village has 65 males and 51 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gitgram has about 785 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 973.

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

Gitgram covers 120.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Gitgram 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 Gitgram.

Gitgram is in Bolpur Sriniketan tehsil of Birbhum 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 Gitgram today is likely to be higher.

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