About Gaighata Village

Gaighata is a small village in Salbani tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 159, made up of 75 males and 84 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,120 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74.39 hectares hectares.

Gaighata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaighata village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil	Salbani
Area (hectares)	74.39 hectares
Population	159
Male Population	75
Female Population	84
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,120
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 277th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 460 residents. Its 74.39 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

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 Durbbagere, Durgadaspur, Dwdakhali and Gabru. 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 159. That makes it the 277th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 460 residents.

Gaighata village has 75 males and 84 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaighata has about 1120 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

Gaighata covers 74.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gaighata falls under Salbani 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 Salbani 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.