About Gaja Village

Gaja is a mid sized village in Haripal tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,688, made up of 855 males and 833 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 131.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gaja Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaja village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Hugli
Tehsil	Haripal
Pincode	712403
Area (hectares)	131.43 hectares
Population	1,688
Male Population	855
Female Population	833
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	974
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gaja compares

By the 2011 count Gaja is the 56th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,688 residents. Its 131.43 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Gaja

Gaja is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gaja as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gaja from other places

Gaja 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 Gaja
Nearest railway station	Chandanpur	2.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Haripal	7.1 km
Nearest town	Tarakeswar	14 km
District headquarters	Hugli	25 km

Villages closest to Gaja

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

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Common questions about Gaja

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaja village had a population of 1,688. That makes it the 56th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,688 residents.

Gaja village has 855 males and 833 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaja has about 974 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 980.

The pincode recorded for Gaja is 712403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gaja covers 131.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gaja falls under Haripal tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Gaja is Chandanpur, about 2.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 - 10 km distance for Gaja.

Gaja 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.

Gaja is in Haripal tehsil of Hugli district. Chandanpur is about 2.6 km away. Haripal is about 7.1 km away. Tarakeswar is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.