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About Gilapal Village

Gilapal is a mid sized village in Habra II tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,329, made up of 690 males and 639 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 161.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743711, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gilapal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gilapal village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Habra II
Pincode 743711
Area (hectares) 161.66 hectares
Population 1,329
Male Population 690
Female Population 639
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gilapal compares

By the 2011 count Gilapal is the 50th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,851 residents. Its 161.66 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Gilapal

Gilapal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gilapal 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Daulatpur, Depara, Dhantari and Dighra. 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 Gilapal

As per the Census of India 2011, Gilapal village had a population of 1,329. That makes it the 50th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,851 residents.

Gilapal village has 690 males and 639 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gilapal has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Gilapal is 743711. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gilapal covers 161.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gilapal falls under Habra II tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The census record for Gilapal notes the nearest railway station 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 km distance for Gilapal.

Gilapal is in Habra II tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas 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 Gilapal today is likely to be higher.

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