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About Gangadhar Village

Gangadhar is a mid sized village in Sitalkuchi tehsil, in the district of Koch Bihar, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,701, made up of 886 males and 815 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 279.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 736158, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gangadhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangadhar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Koch Bihar
Tehsil Sitalkuchi
Pincode 736158
Area (hectares) 279.98 hectares
Population 1,701
Male Population 886
Female Population 815
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gangadhar compares

By the 2011 count Gangadhar is the 36th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,766 residents. Its 279.98 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Gangadhar

Gangadhar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gangadhar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Chotta Salbari, Dewanerkot Jayduar, Dhallarpar and Gachhtala. 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 Gangadhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangadhar village had a population of 1,701. That makes it the 36th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,766 residents.

Gangadhar village has 886 males and 815 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangadhar has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Gangadhar is 736158. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangadhar covers 279.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gangadhar falls under Sitalkuchi tehsil of Koch Bihar district in West Bengal.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Gangadhar.

Gangadhar is in Sitalkuchi 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 Gangadhar today is likely to be higher.

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