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About Gaighata Village

Gaighata is a small village in Sankrail tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 408, made up of 218 males and 190 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 872 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721517, 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 Sankrail
Pincode 721517
Area (hectares) 70.47 hectares
Population 408
Male Population 218
Female Population 190
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 872
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gaighata compares

By the 2011 count Gaighata is the 102nd largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 466 residents. Its 70.47 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Gaighata

Gaighata is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gaighata as Available within <5 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gaighata from other places

Gaighata lies about 96 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Kalyanpur, about 3.6 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Gaighata
Nearest railway station Kalyanpur 3.6 km
Nearest town Baruipur 5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Sankrail 28 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 96 km

Villages closest to Gaighata

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sankrail tehsil.

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 Gaighata

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaighata village had a population of 408. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 466 residents.

Gaighata village has 218 males and 190 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaighata has about 872 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Gaighata is 721517. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gaighata covers 70.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Gaighata is Kalyanpur, about 3.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gaighata.

Gaighata is about 96 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gaighata is in Sankrail tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Kalyanpur is about 3.6 km away. Baruipur is about 5.8 km away. Sankrail is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gopalpur (3.1 km), Andhari (4.4 km) and Bhagaban Chak (4.8 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Gaighata today is likely to be higher.

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