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About Gaula Village

Gaula is a mid sized village in Polba Dadpur tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 594, made up of 327 males and 267 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 817 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95.74 hectares hectares.

Gaula Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaula village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Polba Dadpur
Area (hectares) 95.74 hectares
Population 594
Male Population 327
Female Population 267
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 817
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gaula compares

By the 2011 count Gaula is the 151st largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents. Its 95.74 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Gaula

Gaula is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gaula 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gaula from other places

Gaula lies about 26 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Karea Kadambagachhi, about 2.9 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 Gaula
Nearest railway station Karea Kadambagachhi 2.9 km
Nearest town Bārāsat 7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Polba Dadpur 26 km
District headquarters Hugli 26 km

Villages closest to Gaula

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Polba Dadpur 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 Gaula

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaula village had a population of 594. That makes it the 151st largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents.

Gaula village has 327 males and 267 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaula has about 817 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 969.

Gaula covers 95.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gaula falls under Polba Dadpur tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Gaula is Karea Kadambagachhi, about 2.9 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gaula.

Gaula is about 26 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gaula is in Polba Dadpur tehsil of Hugli district. Karea Kadambagachhi is about 2.9 km away. Bārāsat is about 7.5 km away. Polba Dadpur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Daulatpur (under 2 km), Dighagari (4.7 km) and Dighanswar (4.7 km).

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

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