About Ghagarpur Village

Ghagarpur is a mid sized village in Khanakul I tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,501, made up of 765 males and 736 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712406, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghagarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghagarpur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Hugli
Tehsil	Khanakul I
Pincode	712406
Area (hectares)	86.2 hectares
Population	1,501
Male Population	765
Female Population	736
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	962
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghagarpur compares

By the 2011 count Ghagarpur is the 67th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,736 residents. Its 86.2 hectares work out to about 17 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 950.

Getting to Ghagarpur

Ghagarpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghagarpur 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ghagarpur from other places

Ghagarpur lies about 20 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Bira, 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 Ghagarpur
Nearest railway station	Bira	3.4 km
Nearest town	Bārāsat	9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Khanakul I	20 km
District headquarters	Hugli	20 km

Villages closest to Ghagarpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khanakul I 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 Ghagarpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghagarpur village had a population of 1,501. That makes it the 67th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,736 residents.

Ghagarpur village has 765 males and 736 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghagarpur has about 962 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 950.

The pincode recorded for Ghagarpur is 712406. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghagarpur covers 86.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ghagarpur falls under Khanakul I tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Ghagarpur is Bira, about 3.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Ghagarpur.

Ghagarpur is about 20 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghagarpur is in Khanakul I tehsil of Hugli district. Bira is about 3.4 km away. Bārāsat is about 9.2 km away. Khanakul I is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.