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About Gayespur Village

Gayespur is a large village in Khargram tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,768, made up of 1,907 males and 1,861 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 582.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742147, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gayespur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gayespur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Khargram
Pincode 742147
Area (hectares) 582.51 hectares
Population 3,768
Male Population 1,907
Female Population 1,861
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gayespur compares

By the 2011 count Gayespur is the 15th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents. Its 582.51 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Gayespur

Gayespur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gayespur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gayespur from other places

Gayespur lies about 38 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Karnasubarna, about 23 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 Gayespur
Tehsil headquarters Khargram 4.1 km
Nearest town Kāndi 10 km
Nearest railway station Karnasubarna 23 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 38 km

Villages closest to Gayespur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gayespur village had a population of 3,768. That makes it the 15th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents.

Gayespur village has 1,907 males and 1,861 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gayespur has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Gayespur is 742147. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gayespur covers 582.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gayespur falls under Khargram tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Gayespur is Karnasubarna, about 23 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 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 Gayespur.

Gayespur is about 38 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gayespur is in Khargram tehsil of Murshidabad district. Khargram is about 4.1 km away. Kāndi is about 10 km away. Karnasubarna is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ramchandrapur (under 2 km), Atgharia (under 2 km) and Bhabani Nagar (1.7 km).

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

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