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About Gaida Village

Gaida is a small village in Jamboni tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 456, made up of 223 males and 233 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,045 females per 1000 males. The village covers 117.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gaida Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaida village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Jamboni
Pincode 721503
Area (hectares) 117.3 hectares
Population 456
Male Population 223
Female Population 233
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,045
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gaida compares

By the 2011 count Gaida is the 71st largest of the 269 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 405 residents. Its 117.3 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Gaida

Gaida is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gaida 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 <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Ektal, Elagerya, Enredhara and Gadrasol. 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 Gaida

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaida village had a population of 456. That makes it the 71st largest of the 269 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 405 residents.

Gaida village has 223 males and 233 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaida has about 1045 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Gaida is 721503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gaida covers 117.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gaida falls under Jamboni tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Gaida notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Gaida.

Gaida is in Jamboni 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 Gaida today is likely to be higher.

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