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About Ghasmari Village

Ghasmari is a mid sized village in Nagrakata tehsil, in the district of Jalpaiguri, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,687, made up of 888 males and 799 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 317.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 735225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghasmari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghasmari village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Jalpaiguri
Tehsil Nagrakata
Pincode 735225
Area (hectares) 317.83 hectares
Population 1,687
Male Population 888
Female Population 799
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ghasmari compares

By the 2011 count Ghasmari is the 27th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,861 residents. Its 317.83 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Ghasmari

Ghasmari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ghasmari as Available within 5 - 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Chhar Tandu, Deana Forest, Dhouda Simla and Dhumpara. 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 Ghasmari

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghasmari village had a population of 1,687. That makes it the 27th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,861 residents.

Ghasmari village has 888 males and 799 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghasmari has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Ghasmari is 735225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghasmari covers 317.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghasmari falls under Nagrakata tehsil of Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal.

The census record for Ghasmari notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ghasmari.

Ghasmari is in Nagrakata 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 Ghasmari today is likely to be higher.

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