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About Gilapol Village

Gilapol is a small village in Ranaghat I tehsil, in the district of Nadia, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 388, made up of 213 males and 175 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 822 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 741253, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gilapol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gilapol village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Nadia
Tehsil Ranaghat I
Pincode 741253
Area (hectares) 52.47 hectares
Population 388
Male Population 213
Female Population 175
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 822
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gilapol compares

By the 2011 count Gilapol is the 45th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,197 residents. Its 52.47 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Gilapol

Gilapol is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gilapol 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 <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Gagrakhali, Gangni, Gazipur and Ghol Nadia. 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 Gilapol

As per the Census of India 2011, Gilapol village had a population of 388. That makes it the 45th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,197 residents.

Gilapol village has 213 males and 175 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gilapol has about 822 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Gilapol is 741253. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gilapol covers 52.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gilapol falls under Ranaghat I tehsil of Nadia district in West Bengal.

The census record for Gilapol notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Gilapol.

Gilapol is in Ranaghat I 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 Gilapol today is likely to be higher.

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