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About Gajaghanta Village

Gajaghanta is a large village in Chinsurah Magra tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,680, made up of 2,343 males and 2,337 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 90.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gajaghanta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gajaghanta village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Chinsurah Magra
Pincode 712503
Area (hectares) 90.14 hectares
Population 4,680
Male Population 2,343
Female Population 2,337
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
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 Gajaghanta compares

By the 2011 count Gajaghanta is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,669 residents. Its 90.14 hectares work out to about 52 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Gajaghanta

The census records public bus service for Gajaghanta 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 Gajaghanta from other places

Gajaghanta lies about 25 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Chandanpur, about 2.6 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 Gajaghanta
Nearest railway station Chandanpur 2.6 km
Nearest town Tarakeswar 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Chinsurah Magra 25 km
District headquarters Hugli 25 km

Villages closest to Gajaghanta

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 Gajaghanta

As per the Census of India 2011, Gajaghanta village had a population of 4,680. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,669 residents.

Gajaghanta village has 2,343 males and 2,337 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gajaghanta has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Gajaghanta is 712503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gajaghanta covers 90.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 52 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Gajaghanta is Chandanpur, about 2.6 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 Gajaghanta.

Gajaghanta is about 25 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gajaghanta is in Chinsurah Magra tehsil of Hugli district. Chandanpur is about 2.6 km away. Tarakeswar is about 14 km away. Chinsurah Magra is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Narayanpur (9.0 km), Chhota Khejuria (10 km) and Bara Khejuria (17 km).

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

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