About Gaighata Village

Gaighata is a large village in Gaighata tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,878, made up of 1,999 males and 1,879 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 174.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743249, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gaighata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaighata village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Gaighata
Pincode	743249
Area (hectares)	174.42 hectares
Population	3,878
Male Population	1,999
Female Population	1,879
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	940
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gaighata compares

By the 2011 count Gaighata is the 19th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,655 residents. Its 174.42 hectares work out to about 22 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 944.

Getting to Gaighata

Gaighata is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gaighata 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gaighata from other places

Gaighata lies about 15 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Thakurnagar, about 4.7 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 Gaighata
Nearest railway station	Thakurnagar	4.7 km
Nearest town	Gobārdānga	6.9 km
District headquarters	North Twenty Four Parganas	15 km

Villages closest to Gaighata

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaighata village had a population of 3,878. That makes it the 19th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,655 residents.

Gaighata village has 1,999 males and 1,879 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaighata has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Gaighata is 743249. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gaighata covers 174.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gaighata falls under Gaighata tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Gaighata is Thakurnagar, about 4.7 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Gaighata.

Gaighata is about 15 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.

Gaighata is in Gaighata tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Thakurnagar is about 4.7 km away. Gobārdānga is about 6.9 km away. North Twenty Four Parganas is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.