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About Gatra Village

Gatra is a large village in Chapra tehsil, in the district of Nadia, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,573, made up of 1,350 males and 1,223 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 419.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 741123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gatra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gatra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Nadia
Tehsil Chapra
Pincode 741123
Area (hectares) 419.07 hectares
Population 2,573
Male Population 1,350
Female Population 1,223
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
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 Gatra compares

By the 2011 count Gatra is the 45th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,851 residents. Its 419.07 hectares work out to about 6.1 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 Gatra

Gatra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gatra 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 Dwipchandrapur, Elangi, Fulbari and Fulkalmi. 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 Gatra

As per the Census of India 2011, Gatra village had a population of 2,573. That makes it the 45th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,851 residents.

Gatra village has 1,350 males and 1,223 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gatra has about 906 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 Gatra is 741123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gatra covers 419.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Gatra 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 Gatra.

Gatra is in Chapra 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 Gatra today is likely to be higher.

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