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About Gandhnai Village

Gandhnai is a mid sized village in Harirampur tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 572, made up of 289 males and 283 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 152.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gandhnai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gandhnai village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Harirampur
Pincode 733125
Area (hectares) 152.6 hectares
Population 572
Male Population 289
Female Population 283
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gandhnai compares

By the 2011 count Gandhnai is the 85th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 914 residents. Its 152.6 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, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Gandhnai

Gandhnai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gandhnai as Available within 5 - 10 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 Dolkura, Etbarpur, Fasiabad and Fatepur. 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 Gandhnai

As per the Census of India 2011, Gandhnai village had a population of 572. That makes it the 85th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 914 residents.

Gandhnai village has 289 males and 283 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gandhnai has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Gandhnai is 733125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gandhnai covers 152.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gandhnai falls under Harirampur tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Gandhnai notes the nearest railway station 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 km distance for Gandhnai.

Gandhnai is in Harirampur tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur 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 Gandhnai today is likely to be higher.

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