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About Ghegirghat Village

Ghegirghat is a large village in Cooch Behar I tehsil, in the district of Koch Bihar, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,545, made up of 1,344 males and 1,201 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 332.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 736134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghegirghat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghegirghat village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Koch Bihar
Tehsil Cooch Behar I
Pincode 736134
Area (hectares) 332.55 hectares
Population 2,545
Male Population 1,344
Female Population 1,201
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 km distance

How Ghegirghat compares

By the 2011 count Ghegirghat is the 37th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,065 residents. Its 332.55 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Ghegirghat

The census records public bus service for Ghegirghat 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 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Ekmukha, Elejanerkuthi, Gangaler Kuthi and Gayergari. 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 Ghegirghat

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghegirghat village had a population of 2,545. That makes it the 37th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,065 residents.

Ghegirghat village has 1,344 males and 1,201 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghegirghat has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Ghegirghat is 736134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghegirghat covers 332.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ghegirghat falls under Cooch Behar I tehsil of Koch Bihar district in West Bengal.

The census record for Ghegirghat notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Ghegirghat.

Ghegirghat is in Cooch Behar I tehsil of Koch Bihar 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 Ghegirghat today is likely to be higher.

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