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About Gajpathar Village

Gajpathar is a mid sized village in Binpur II tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 789, made up of 392 males and 397 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 146.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721501, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gajpathar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gajpathar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Binpur II
Pincode 721501
Area (hectares) 146.38 hectares
Population 789
Male Population 392
Female Population 397
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,013
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gajpathar compares

By the 2011 count Gajpathar is the 42nd largest of the 379 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 391 residents. Its 146.38 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Gajpathar

Gajpathar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gajpathar as Available within 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 Dumur Kunda, Dumuria, Enthela and Ergoda. 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 Gajpathar

As per the Census of India 2011, Gajpathar village had a population of 789. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 379 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 391 residents.

Gajpathar village has 392 males and 397 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gajpathar has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Gajpathar is 721501. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gajpathar covers 146.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gajpathar falls under Binpur II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Gajpathar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gajpathar.

Gajpathar is in Binpur II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur 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 Gajpathar today is likely to be higher.

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