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About Gilabani Village

Gilabani is a mid sized village in Garbeta I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,454, made up of 763 males and 691 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 936.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gilabani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gilabani village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Garbeta I
Pincode 721121
Area (hectares) 936.85 hectares
Population 1,454
Male Population 763
Female Population 691
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gilabani compares

By the 2011 count Gilabani is the 40th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 724 residents. Its 936.85 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Gilabani

Gilabani is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gilabani 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Garki, Ghoramara, Ghorapota and Ghoshal Band. 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 Gilabani

As per the Census of India 2011, Gilabani village had a population of 1,454. That makes it the 40th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 724 residents.

Gilabani village has 763 males and 691 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gilabani has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Gilabani is 721121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gilabani covers 936.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gilabani falls under Garbeta I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Gilabani notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Gilabani.

Gilabani is in Garbeta I 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 Gilabani today is likely to be higher.

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