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About Gakulpur Village

Gakulpur is a small village in Salbani tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 266, made up of 133 males and 133 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 25.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721147, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gakulpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gakulpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Salbani
Pincode 721147
Area (hectares) 25.9 hectares
Population 266
Male Population 133
Female Population 133
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
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 Gakulpur compares

By the 2011 count Gakulpur is the 218th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 460 residents. Its 25.9 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Gakulpur

Gakulpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gakulpur 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 Dwdakhali, Gabru, Gadamaull and Gaighata. 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 Gakulpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Gakulpur village had a population of 266. That makes it the 218th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 460 residents.

Gakulpur village has 133 males and 133 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gakulpur has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Gakulpur is 721147. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gakulpur covers 25.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gakulpur falls under Salbani tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Gakulpur 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 Gakulpur.

Gakulpur 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.

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

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