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About Gahabi Village

Gahabi is a mid sized village in Egra I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,014, made up of 524 males and 490 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721447, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gahabi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gahabi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Egra I
Pincode 721447
Area (hectares) 79.12 hectares
Population 1,014
Male Population 524
Female Population 490
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
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 Gahabi compares

By the 2011 count Gahabi is the 49th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,367 residents. Its 79.12 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Gahabi

Gahabi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gahabi 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 Damodarbar, Dhusarda, Digha and Donabinda. 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 Gahabi

As per the Census of India 2011, Gahabi village had a population of 1,014. That makes it the 49th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,367 residents.

Gahabi village has 524 males and 490 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gahabi has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Gahabi is 721447. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gahabi covers 79.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gahabi falls under Egra I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Gahabi 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 Gahabi.

Gahabi is in Egra I tehsil of Purba 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 Gahabi today is likely to be higher.

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