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About Gulai Chandi Village

Gulai Chandi is a large village in Basirhat I tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,010, made up of 1,038 males and 972 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 99.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743429, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gulai Chandi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gulai Chandi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Basirhat I
Pincode 743429
Area (hectares) 99.42 hectares
Population 2,010
Male Population 1,038
Female Population 972
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gulai Chandi compares

By the 2011 count Gulai Chandi is the 32nd largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,551 residents. Its 99.42 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Gulai Chandi

Gulai Chandi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gulai Chandi as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gulai Chandi from other places

Gulai Chandi lies about 26 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Karea Kadambagachhi, about 2.9 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 Gulai Chandi
Nearest railway station Karea Kadambagachhi 2.9 km
Nearest town Bārāsat 7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Basirhat I 26 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 26 km

Villages closest to Gulai Chandi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Basirhat I 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.

Common questions about Gulai Chandi

As per the Census of India 2011, Gulai Chandi village had a population of 2,010. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,551 residents.

Gulai Chandi village has 1,038 males and 972 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gulai Chandi has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Gulai Chandi is 743429. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gulai Chandi covers 99.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gulai Chandi falls under Basirhat I tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Gulai Chandi is Karea Kadambagachhi, about 2.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gulai Chandi.

Gulai Chandi is about 26 km from North Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gulai Chandi is in Basirhat I tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Karea Kadambagachhi is about 2.9 km away. Bārāsat is about 7.5 km away. Basirhat I is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dakshin Gulaichandi (under 2 km), Nimdari (2.8 km) and Balipur (5.7 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Gulai Chandi today is likely to be higher.

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