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About Gachaimari Village

Gachaimari is a large village in Kumargram tehsil, in the district of Jalpaiguri, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,036, made up of 1,075 males and 961 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 457.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 736203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gachaimari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gachaimari village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Jalpaiguri
Tehsil Kumargram
Pincode 736203
Area (hectares) 457.58 hectares
Population 2,036
Male Population 1,075
Female Population 961
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
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 Gachaimari compares

By the 2011 count Gachaimari is the 41st largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,284 residents. Its 457.58 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Gachaimari

Gachaimari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gachaimari 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 Gachaimari from other places

Gachaimari lies about 25 km from Jalpaiguri, and the nearest railway station is Neoranadi, about 10 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 Gachaimari
Nearest railway station Neoranadi 10 km
Nearest town Siliguri 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Kumargram 25 km
District headquarters Jalpaiguri 25 km

Villages closest to Gachaimari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gachaimari village had a population of 2,036. That makes it the 41st largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,284 residents.

Gachaimari village has 1,075 males and 961 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gachaimari has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Gachaimari is 736203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gachaimari covers 457.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gachaimari falls under Kumargram tehsil of Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Gachaimari is Neoranadi, about 10 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 Gachaimari.

Gachaimari is about 25 km from Jalpaiguri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gachaimari is in Kumargram tehsil of Jalpaiguri district. Neoranadi is about 10 km away. Siliguri is about 21 km away. Kumargram is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jayanti Tea Garden (3.4 km), Chengmari (6.5 km) and Dakshin Chengmari (9.1 km).

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

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