About Gandagal Village

Gandagal is a large village in Kharibari tehsil, in the district of Darjiling, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,363, made up of 2,217 males and 2,146 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 156.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 734429, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gandagal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gandagal village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Darjiling
Tehsil	Kharibari
Pincode	734429
Area (hectares)	156.21 hectares
Population	4,363
Male Population	2,217
Female Population	2,146
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	968
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gandagal compares

By the 2011 count Gandagal is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,334 residents. Its 156.21 hectares work out to about 28 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 974.

Getting to Gandagal

Gandagal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gandagal as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Duba, Dudha, Fulbari and Fulbarir Chhat. 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 Gandagal

As per the Census of India 2011, Gandagal village had a population of 4,363. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,334 residents.

Gandagal village has 2,217 males and 2,146 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gandagal has about 968 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 974.

The pincode recorded for Gandagal is 734429. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gandagal covers 156.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gandagal falls under Kharibari tehsil of Darjiling district in West Bengal.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Gandagal.

Gandagal is in Kharibari tehsil of Darjiling 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.