About Gankar Village

Gankar is a large village in Raghunathganj I tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,574, made up of 2,345 males and 2,229 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 377.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742227, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gankar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gankar village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Murshidabad
Tehsil	Raghunathganj I
Pincode	742227
Area (hectares)	377.45 hectares
Population	4,574
Male Population	2,345
Female Population	2,229
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	951
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Gankar compares

By the 2011 count Gankar is the 10th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,377 residents. Its 377.45 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Gankar

Gankar 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 Gankar 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gankar from other places

Gankar lies about 32 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Gankar, 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 Gankar
Nearest railway station	Gankar	under 2 km
Nearest town	Jangipur	7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Raghunathganj I	32 km
District headquarters	Murshidabad	32 km

Villages closest to Gankar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Raghunathganj I 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 Gankar

As per the Census of India 2011, Gankar village had a population of 4,574. That makes it the 10th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,377 residents.

Gankar village has 2,345 males and 2,229 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gankar has about 951 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 960.

The pincode recorded for Gankar is 742227. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gankar covers 377.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gankar falls under Raghunathganj I tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Gankar is Gankar, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Gankar is about 32 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gankar is in Raghunathganj I tehsil of Murshidabad district. Gankar is about under 2 km away. Jangipur is about 7.2 km away. Raghunathganj I is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.