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About Gajalpur Village

Gajalpur is a small village in Suri I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 491, made up of 256 males and 235 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gajalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gajalpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Suri I
Pincode 731102
Area (hectares) 74.57 hectares
Population 491
Male Population 256
Female Population 235
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gajalpur compares

By the 2011 count Gajalpur is the 61st largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 924 residents. Its 74.57 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Gajalpur

The census records public bus service for Gajalpur 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 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dhanyagram, Dharampur, Dhulla and Dolgobindapur. 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 Gajalpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Gajalpur village had a population of 491. That makes it the 61st largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 924 residents.

Gajalpur village has 256 males and 235 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gajalpur has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Gajalpur is 731102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gajalpur covers 74.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gajalpur falls under Suri I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The census record for Gajalpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Gajalpur.

Gajalpur is in Suri I 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 Gajalpur today is likely to be higher.

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