About Gaighata Village

Gaighata is a small village in Keshiary tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 268, made up of 135 males and 133 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 45.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721133, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gaighata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaighata village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil	Keshiary
Pincode	721133
Area (hectares)	45.38 hectares
Population	268
Male Population	135
Female Population	133
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	985
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gaighata compares

By the 2011 count Gaighata is the 144th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 741 residents. Its 45.38 hectares work out to about 5.9 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 991.

Getting to Gaighata

Gaighata is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gaighata 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dikusumpur, Dipa, Dudhe Bude and Durga Pur. 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.

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Common questions about Gaighata

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaighata village had a population of 268. That makes it the 144th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 741 residents.

Gaighata village has 135 males and 133 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaighata has about 985 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 991.

The pincode recorded for Gaighata is 721133. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gaighata covers 45.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gaighata falls under Keshiary tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Gaighata notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 Gaighata.

Gaighata is in Keshiary 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.