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About Gayes Village

Gayes is a mid sized village in Hanskhali tehsil, in the district of Nadia, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,758, made up of 926 males and 832 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 206.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 741502, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gayes Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gayes village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Nadia
Tehsil Hanskhali
Pincode 741502
Area (hectares) 206.01 hectares
Population 1,758
Male Population 926
Female Population 832
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 898
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gayes compares

By the 2011 count Gayes is the 45th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,236 residents. Its 206.01 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Gayes

Gayes is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gayes as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dwip Chandrapur, Fatepur, Fulbari and Garapota. 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 Gayes

As per the Census of India 2011, Gayes village had a population of 1,758. That makes it the 45th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,236 residents.

Gayes village has 926 males and 832 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gayes has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 927.

The pincode recorded for Gayes is 741502. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gayes covers 206.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gayes falls under Hanskhali tehsil of Nadia district in West Bengal.

The census record for Gayes notes the nearest railway station 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 5 - 10 km distance for Gayes.

Gayes is in Hanskhali tehsil of Nadia 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 Gayes today is likely to be higher.

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