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About Gaharpur Village

Gaharpur is a mid sized village in Chinsurah Magra tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 787, made up of 404 males and 383 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 32.4 hectares hectares.

Gaharpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaharpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Chinsurah Magra
Area (hectares) 32.4 hectares
Population 787
Male Population 404
Female Population 383
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
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 Gaharpur compares

By the 2011 count Gaharpur is the 39th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,669 residents. Its 32.4 hectares work out to about 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Gaharpur

The census records public bus service for Gaharpur 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gaharpur from other places

Gaharpur lies about 33 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Makardaha, about 1.9 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 Gaharpur
Nearest railway station Makardaha 1.9 km
Nearest town Bankra 6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Chinsurah Magra 33 km
District headquarters Hugli 33 km

Villages closest to Gaharpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chinsurah Magra 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.

Common questions about Gaharpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaharpur village had a population of 787. That makes it the 39th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,669 residents.

Gaharpur village has 404 males and 383 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaharpur has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 964.

Gaharpur covers 32.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gaharpur falls under Chinsurah Magra tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Gaharpur is Makardaha, about 1.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Gaharpur.

Gaharpur is about 33 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gaharpur is in Chinsurah Magra tehsil of Hugli district. Makardaha is about 1.9 km away. Bankra is about 6.2 km away. Chinsurah Magra is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Krishnapur Chandanpur (4.1 km), Chanparai (11 km) and Bara Khejuria (13 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Gaharpur today is likely to be higher.

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