About Gazipur Village

Gazipur 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 2,653, made up of 1,385 males and 1,268 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 185.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743249, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gazipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gazipur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Gaighata
Pincode	743249
Area (hectares)	185.75 hectares
Population	2,653
Male Population	1,385
Female Population	1,268
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	916
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 Gazipur compares

By the 2011 count Gazipur is the 42nd largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,655 residents. Its 185.75 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Gazipur

Gazipur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gazipur 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gazipur from other places

Gazipur lies about 36 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Akaipur, about 7.1 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 Gazipur
Nearest railway station	Akaipur	7.1 km
Nearest town	Bangaon	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gaighata	23 km
District headquarters	North Twenty Four Parganas	36 km

Villages closest to Gazipur

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 Gazipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Gazipur village had a population of 2,653. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,655 residents.

Gazipur village has 1,385 males and 1,268 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gazipur has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 944.

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

Gazipur covers 185.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Gazipur is Akaipur, about 7.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Gazipur.

Gazipur is about 36 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.

Gazipur is in Gaighata tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Akaipur is about 7.1 km away. Bangaon is about 12 km away. Gaighata is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.