About Gachha Village

Gachha is one of the larger villages in Nakashipara tehsil, in the district of Nadia, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,213, made up of 3,719 males and 3,494 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 468.22 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	Nakashipara
Pincode	741154
Area (hectares)	468.22 hectares
Population	7,213
Male Population	3,719
Female Population	3,494
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	939
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Gachha compares

By the 2011 count Gachha is the 10th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,470 residents. Its 468.22 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Gachha

Gachha 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 Gachha 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 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
Tehsil headquarters	Nakashipara	15 km
District headquarters	Nadia	15 km
Nearest town	Navadwīp	15 km

Villages closest to Gachha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nakashipara 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 7,213. That makes it the 10th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,470 residents.

Gachha village has 3,719 males and 3,494 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gachha has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

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

Gachha covers 468.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gachha falls under Nakashipara 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 village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village 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 Nakashipara tehsil of Nadia district. Muragatcha is about 2.8 km away. Nakashipara is about 15 km away. Nadia is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.