About Gazipur Village

Gazipur is a mid sized village in Chandipur tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,232, made up of 631 males and 601 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 108.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721633, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gazipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gazipur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Purba Medinipur
Tehsil	Chandipur
Pincode	721633
Area (hectares)	108.36 hectares
Population	1,232
Male Population	631
Female Population	601
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	952
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gazipur compares

By the 2011 count Gazipur is the 49th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents. Its 108.36 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Gazipur

Gazipur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gazipur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Gazipur from other places

Gazipur lies about 57 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Joka, about 7.2 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 Gazipur
Nearest railway station	Joka	7.2 km
Nearest town	Budge Budge	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chandipur	17 km
District headquarters	Purba Medinipur	57 km

Villages closest to Gazipur

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

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Common questions about Gazipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Gazipur village had a population of 1,232. That makes it the 49th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents.

Gazipur village has 631 males and 601 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gazipur has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 928.

The pincode recorded for Gazipur is 721633. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gazipur covers 108.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gazipur falls under Chandipur tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Gazipur is Joka, about 7.2 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gazipur.

Gazipur is about 57 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gazipur is in Chandipur tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Joka is about 7.2 km away. Budge Budge is about 10 km away. Chandipur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.