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About Gangadhari Village

Gangadhari is one of the larger villages in Nawda tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,268, made up of 2,662 males and 2,606 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 546.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gangadhari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangadhari village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Nawda
Pincode 742121
Area (hectares) 546.31 hectares
Population 5,268
Male Population 2,662
Female Population 2,606
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gangadhari compares

By the 2011 count Gangadhari is the 19th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 8,102 residents. Its 546.31 hectares work out to about 9.6 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 951.

Getting to Gangadhari

Gangadhari is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gangadhari as Available within <5 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. The nearest villages by name are Char Suranagapur, Charnarayanpur, Dakatiapota and Dudhsar. 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 Gangadhari

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangadhari village had a population of 5,268. That makes it the 19th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 8,102 residents.

Gangadhari village has 2,662 males and 2,606 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangadhari has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Gangadhari is 742121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangadhari covers 546.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gangadhari falls under Nawda tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The census record for Gangadhari notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Gangadhari.

Gangadhari is in Nawda tehsil of Murshidabad 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 Gangadhari today is likely to be higher.

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