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About Gangaduari Village

Gangaduari is a small village in Garbeta II tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 461, made up of 233 males and 228 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 129.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gangaduari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangaduari village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Garbeta II
Pincode 721121
Area (hectares) 129.1 hectares
Population 461
Male Population 233
Female Population 228
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gangaduari compares

By the 2011 count Gangaduari is the 117th largest of the 253 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 565 residents. Its 129.1 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Gangaduari

Gangaduari is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gangaduari as Available within 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 Gangaduari from other places

Gangaduari lies about 25 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Khirai, about 2.8 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 Gangaduari
Nearest railway station Khirai 2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Garbeta II 25 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 25 km
Nearest town Tamlūk 26 km

Villages closest to Gangaduari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Garbeta II 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.

Common questions about Gangaduari

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangaduari village had a population of 461. That makes it the 117th largest of the 253 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 565 residents.

Gangaduari village has 233 males and 228 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangaduari has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 982.

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

Gangaduari covers 129.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gangaduari falls under Garbeta II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Gangaduari is Khirai, about 2.8 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gangaduari.

Gangaduari is about 25 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangaduari is in Garbeta II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Khirai is about 2.8 km away. Garbeta II is about 25 km away. Paschim Medinipur is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raghunathbari (9.3 km), Mohanpur (10 km) and Singla (17 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Gangaduari today is likely to be higher.

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