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About Gambhira Village

Gambhira is one of the larger villages in Suti I tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,097, made up of 3,604 males and 3,493 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1055.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742223, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gambhira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gambhira village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Suti I
Pincode 742223
Area (hectares) 1055.48 hectares
Population 7,097
Male Population 3,604
Female Population 3,493
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Gambhira compares

By the 2011 count Gambhira is the 5th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,278 residents. Its 1055.48 hectares work out to about 6.7 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 939.

Getting to Gambhira

Gambhira 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 Gambhira as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. The nearest villages by name are Chandpur, Dahina, Fatehpur and Fatellapur. 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 Gambhira

As per the Census of India 2011, Gambhira village had a population of 7,097. That makes it the 5th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,278 residents.

Gambhira village has 3,604 males and 3,493 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gambhira has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 939.

The pincode recorded for Gambhira is 742223. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gambhira covers 1055.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gambhira falls under Suti I tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The census record for Gambhira notes the nearest railway station as Available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gambhira.

Gambhira is in Suti I 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 Gambhira today is likely to be higher.

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