About Gaighata Village

Gaighata is a small village in Keshpur tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 416, made up of 200 males and 216 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,080 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721150, 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	Keshpur
Pincode	721150
Area (hectares)	54 hectares
Population	416
Male Population	200
Female Population	216
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,080
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 262nd largest of the 538 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 603 residents. Its 54 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

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 Fajil Chak, Fakir Chak, Ferura and Gachh Geria. 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 416. That makes it the 262nd largest of the 538 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 603 residents.

Gaighata village has 200 males and 216 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaighata has about 1080 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Gaighata is 721150. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gaighata covers 54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gaighata falls under Keshpur 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 Keshpur 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.