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About Gahira Village

Gahira is a mid sized village in Narayangarh tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,528, made up of 785 males and 743 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 216.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721445, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gahira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gahira village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Narayangarh
Pincode 721445
Area (hectares) 216.88 hectares
Population 1,528
Male Population 785
Female Population 743
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
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 Gahira compares

By the 2011 count Gahira is the 36th largest of the 446 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 618 residents. Its 216.88 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Gahira

Gahira is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gahira 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 Ela Batitaki, Elagerya, Elena and Eraidangar. 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 Gahira

As per the Census of India 2011, Gahira village had a population of 1,528. That makes it the 36th largest of the 446 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 618 residents.

Gahira village has 785 males and 743 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gahira has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Gahira is 721445. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gahira covers 216.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gahira falls under Narayangarh tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Gahira 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 Gahira.

Gahira is in Narayangarh 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 Gahira today is likely to be higher.

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