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About Gabaur Bachhra Forest Village

Gabaur Bachhra Forest is a mid sized village in Kalchini tehsil, in the district of Jalpaiguri, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 534, made up of 276 males and 258 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 4794.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 735217, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gabaur Bachhra Forest Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gabaur Bachhra Forest village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Jalpaiguri
Tehsil Kalchini
Pincode 735217
Area (hectares) 4794.1 hectares
Population 534
Male Population 276
Female Population 258
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gabaur Bachhra Forest compares

By the 2011 count Gabaur Bachhra Forest is the 36th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 5,274 residents. Its 4794.1 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Gabaur Bachhra Forest

Gabaur Bachhra Forest is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gabaur Bachhra Forest as Available within 10+ 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dakshin Latabari, Dakshin Mandabari, Dakshin Satali and Dalsingpara Tea Garden. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Gabaur Bachhra Forest

As per the Census of India 2011, Gabaur Bachhra Forest village had a population of 534. That makes it the 36th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,274 residents.

Gabaur Bachhra Forest village has 276 males and 258 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gabaur Bachhra Forest has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 999.

The pincode recorded for Gabaur Bachhra Forest is 735217. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gabaur Bachhra Forest covers 4794.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gabaur Bachhra Forest falls under Kalchini tehsil of Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal.

The census record for Gabaur Bachhra Forest notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gabaur Bachhra Forest.

Gabaur Bachhra Forest is in Kalchini tehsil of Jalpaiguri district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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