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About Gajol Village

Gajol is a large village in Gazole tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,626, made up of 2,320 males and 2,306 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gajol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gajol village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Gazole
Pincode 732124
Area (hectares) 74.84 hectares
Population 4,626
Male Population 2,320
Female Population 2,306
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gajol compares

By the 2011 count Gajol is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,163 residents. Its 74.84 hectares work out to about 62 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Gajol

Gajol is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Gajol 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gajol from other places

Gajol lies about 5.8 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Gazole, about under 2 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 Gajol
Nearest railway station Gazole under 2 km
District headquarters Maldah 5.8 km
Nearest town Malda 24 km

Villages closest to Gajol

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gajol village had a population of 4,626. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,163 residents.

Gajol village has 2,320 males and 2,306 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gajol has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Gajol is 732124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gajol covers 74.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 62 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gajol falls under Gazole tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Gajol is Gazole, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Gajol is about 5.8 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gajol is in Gazole tehsil of Maldah district. Gazole is about under 2 km away. Maldah is about 5.8 km away. Malda is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bajegarail (under 2 km), Garail (under 2 km) and Parail (under 2 km).

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

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