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About Gashanipur Village

Gashanipur is a small village in Debra tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 158, made up of 81 males and 77 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 42.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721156, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gashanipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gashanipur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Debra
Pincode 721156
Area (hectares) 42.09 hectares
Population 158
Male Population 81
Female Population 77
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gashanipur compares

By the 2011 count Gashanipur is the 378th largest of the 432 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 600 residents. Its 42.09 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Gashanipur

Gashanipur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gashanipur as Available within <5 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. The nearest villages by name are Fatebar, Galimpur, Gangaram Chak and Gar Killa. 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 Gashanipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Gashanipur village had a population of 158. That makes it the 378th largest of the 432 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 600 residents.

Gashanipur village has 81 males and 77 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gashanipur has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Gashanipur is 721156. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gashanipur covers 42.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gashanipur falls under Debra tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Gashanipur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Gashanipur is in Debra 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 Gashanipur today is likely to be higher.

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