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About Gangadaspur Village

Gangadaspur is a small village in Salbani tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 105, made up of 57 males and 48 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 842 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721516, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gangadaspur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangadaspur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Salbani
Pincode 721516
Area (hectares) 36.43 hectares
Population 105
Male Population 57
Female Population 48
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 842
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gangadaspur compares

By the 2011 count Gangadaspur is the 312th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 460 residents. Its 36.43 hectares work out to about 2.9 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 988.

Getting to Gangadaspur

Gangadaspur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gangadaspur as Available within <5 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 Gadamaull, Gaighata, Gaighata Jugdiha and Gakulpur. 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 Gangadaspur

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangadaspur village had a population of 105. That makes it the 312th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 460 residents.

Gangadaspur village has 57 males and 48 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangadaspur has about 842 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Gangadaspur is 721516. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangadaspur covers 36.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Gangadaspur notes the nearest railway station 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 - 10 km distance for Gangadaspur.

Gangadaspur 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 Gangadaspur today is likely to be higher.

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