About Gatia Village

Gatia is one of the larger villages in Kandi tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,413, made up of 2,804 males and 2,609 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 416.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742140, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gatia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gatia village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Murshidabad
Tehsil	Kandi
Pincode	742140
Area (hectares)	416.43 hectares
Population	5,413
Male Population	2,804
Female Population	2,609
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	930
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gatia compares

By the 2011 count Gatia is the 8th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,638 residents. Its 416.43 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Gatia

Gatia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gatia as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Gatia from other places

Gatia lies about 57 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Labpur, about 6.6 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 Gatia
Nearest railway station	Labpur	6.6 km
Nearest town	Sainthia	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kandi	23 km
District headquarters	Murshidabad	57 km

Villages closest to Gatia

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

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Common questions about Gatia

As per the Census of India 2011, Gatia village had a population of 5,413. That makes it the 8th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,638 residents.

Gatia village has 2,804 males and 2,609 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gatia has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Gatia is 742140. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gatia covers 416.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gatia falls under Kandi tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Gatia is Labpur, about 6.6 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gatia.

Gatia is about 57 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gatia is in Kandi tehsil of Murshidabad district. Labpur is about 6.6 km away. Sainthia is about 18 km away. Kandi is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.