About Gachha Village

Gachha is a mid sized village in Chapra tehsil, in the district of Nadia, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,928, made up of 1,009 males and 919 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 232.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 741154, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gachha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gachha village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Nadia
Tehsil	Chapra
Pincode	741154
Area (hectares)	232.05 hectares
Population	1,928
Male Population	1,009
Female Population	919
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	911
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gachha compares

By the 2011 count Gachha is the 59th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,851 residents. Its 232.05 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Gachha

Gachha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gachha 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 Gachha from other places

Gachha lies about 15 km from Nadia, and the nearest railway station is Muragatcha, about 2.8 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 Gachha
Nearest railway station	Muragatcha	2.8 km
District headquarters	Nadia	15 km
Nearest town	Navadwīp	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chapra	16 km

Villages closest to Gachha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gachha village had a population of 1,928. That makes it the 59th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,851 residents.

Gachha village has 1,009 males and 919 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gachha has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Gachha is 741154. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gachha covers 232.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gachha falls under Chapra tehsil of Nadia district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Gachha is Muragatcha, about 2.8 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 Gachha.

Gachha is about 15 km from Nadia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gachha is in Chapra tehsil of Nadia district. Muragatcha is about 2.8 km away. Nadia is about 15 km away. Navadwīp is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.