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About Gama Village

Gama 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 1,874, made up of 949 males and 925 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 381.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721437, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gama Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gama village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Narayangarh
Pincode 721437
Area (hectares) 381.77 hectares
Population 1,874
Male Population 949
Female Population 925
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
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 Gama compares

By the 2011 count Gama is the 26th 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 381.77 hectares work out to about 4.9 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 977.

Getting to Gama

Gama is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gama 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 Gaighata, Gaita, Gaitakismat and Gajlia. 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 Gama

As per the Census of India 2011, Gama village had a population of 1,874. That makes it the 26th largest of the 446 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 618 residents.

Gama village has 949 males and 925 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gama has about 975 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 977.

The pincode recorded for Gama is 721437. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gama covers 381.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Gama 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 Gama.

Gama 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 Gama today is likely to be higher.

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