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About Gangaprasad Village

Gangaprasad is a mid sized village in Ghatal tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,382, made up of 712 males and 670 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gangaprasad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangaprasad village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Ghatal
Pincode 721212
Area (hectares) 74.54 hectares
Population 1,382
Male Population 712
Female Population 670
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
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 Gangaprasad compares

By the 2011 count Gangaprasad is the 56th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,567 residents. Its 74.54 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Gangaprasad

Gangaprasad is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gangaprasad 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 Dubrajkundu, Dwandbipur, Erpala and Eyakubpur. 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 Gangaprasad

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangaprasad village had a population of 1,382. That makes it the 56th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,567 residents.

Gangaprasad village has 712 males and 670 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangaprasad has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Gangaprasad is 721212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangaprasad covers 74.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gangaprasad falls under Ghatal tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Gangaprasad 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 Gangaprasad.

Gangaprasad is in Ghatal 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 Gangaprasad today is likely to be higher.

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