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About Gazipur Village

Gazipur is a large village in Haripal tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,299, made up of 1,183 males and 1,116 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 164.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712405, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gazipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gazipur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Haripal
Pincode 712405
Area (hectares) 164.76 hectares
Population 2,299
Male Population 1,183
Female Population 1,116
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
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 Gazipur compares

By the 2011 count Gazipur is the 35th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,688 residents. Its 164.76 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Gazipur

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

Gazipur lies about 57 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Amta, about 3.4 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 Gazipur
Nearest railway station Amta 3.4 km
Nearest town Uluberiya 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Haripal 32 km
District headquarters Hugli 57 km

Villages closest to Gazipur

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.

Common questions about Gazipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Gazipur village had a population of 2,299. That makes it the 35th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,688 residents.

Gazipur village has 1,183 males and 1,116 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gazipur has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 980.

The pincode recorded for Gazipur is 712405. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gazipur covers 164.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Gazipur is Amta, about 3.4 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 Gazipur.

Gazipur is about 57 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gazipur is in Haripal tehsil of Hugli district. Amta is about 3.4 km away. Uluberiya is about 13 km away. Haripal is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basudebpur (8.1 km), Jinpur (8.9 km) and Chandanpur (12 km).

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

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